Maybe it's a silly theory, but just I thought the other day that the increased fear of disaster is a result of less spirituality in the west. (= decline of chri

Maybe it's a silly theory, but just I thought the other day that the increased fear of disaster is a result of less spirituality in the west. (= decline of christianity, increase of atheism) And also a result of detachment from nature (= life in cities, spending lots of time in cyberspace etc.) Perhaps the less you believe in life after death or a meaning of life, the more afraid you are of terrorists. The less likely you are to smoke cigarettes. The more you start to believe in technology. And so forth.. As if any of that would prevent the inevitable.. These thoughts are probably just the direct result of my current location (Buddhist Asia) and the South Park episode about NSA-surveillance. ;) (but its a good episode.) I guess my point is: People need/want/tend to believe in something, and if that something isn't religion, it's something else.