Out of curiousity, how do you define "real world"? The one that's lived on Facebook? Is it about relationships? I'd consider theirs more real than mine or th

Out of curiousity, how do you define "real world"? The one that's lived on Facebook? Is it about relationships? I'd consider theirs more real than mine or those of an average Western citizen. They're developed through conversations and interaction, not texts. Is it about society? It seems to me that more or less every life story is about being raised by a community, spending a lifetime working in that community, and eventually dying. Is that less real when the community is a village, instead of a globe? It's hard to criticize their approach without putting unsubstantiated weight on subjective values, like global integration, or contribution to technological progress. That those are worthy virtues is not a given. But you're right, it would be difficult to be an atheist in that community because it's first and foremost a religious community. I don't see why that would be surprising. Most atheists don't find it very comfortable to be part of a church community either. They leave.