The ongoing collapse of organized religion is a positive thing, but we didn't make anything to fulfill the needs that religion used to. Rational materialism + consumerism just isn't doing the trick anymore, and that might have something to do with the uptick in stochastic terrorism.
but my materialism!
Wiccanism as a ritual fetish or lifestyle brand, entirely obsessed with spiritualist tropes and magical thinking.
Wiccanism as a philosophical belief and value system that leverages the core animist tendency to encourage empathy with all living things.
The ongoing collapse of organized religion is a positive thing, but we didn't make anything to fulfill the needs that religion used to. Rational materialism + consumerism just isn't doing the trick anymore, and that might have something to do with the uptick in stochastic terrorism.
Materialism is outdated in a world where science confirms our perceptions are symbols we created
I'm absolutely certain that science does not "confirm" whatever you think that means.