On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:34:22 -0700, Warren Ockrassa wrote

> Not just injustice -- uncertainty. When there's a lot of social 
> stress such as war, pestilence, famine, etc., it seems that hardline 
> sects get stronger. People seem to want to find a meaning in the 
> chaos, and since a lot of the fundie cults offer putative meaning, 
> they become attractive.

Indeed.  Simple answers become attractive.

> Thing is, there is no meaning.

What do you mean?

Nick

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