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Mary Douglas

"Every year the progress of advanced capitalist society makes our population consist of more and more isolates. This is because of the infrastructure of the economy, especially electronic communications."

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"Every year the progress of advanced capitalist society makes our population consist of more and more isolates. This is because of the infrastructure of the economy, especially electronic communications."

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"The natural response of the old-timers is to build a strong moral wall against the outside. This is where the world starts to be painted in black and white, saints inside, and sinners outside the wall."
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"Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion."
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"It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat."
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"It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements."
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"Our technological infrastructure alienates us from each other. No need to form a workplace community, everybody there will be out in a year or two, and so will you, looking for a better place."
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"Some scholars have been arguing that a civilizational clash between organized religions is the next step in human history."
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"I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too."
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"The history of the Church of Rome is a constant leakage of members into such breakaway cults, which go on splitting."
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Mary Douglas
"Every year the progress of advanced capitalist society makes our population consist of more and more isolates. This is because of the infrastructure of the economy, especially electronic communications."
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"Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say!"
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