Inequality Can Have A Bad

Inside A Religious Body You Get Sects And Hierarchies, Inside An Information Network You Get Bazaars And Cathedrals, It Is The Same, Call Them What You Like. They Survive By Pointing The Finger Of Blame At Each Other.

If People Want To Compete For Leadership Of A Religious Group, They Can Compete In Piety. A Chilling Thought. Or Funny.

Hierarchy Works Well In A Stable Environment.

It Is Very Reasonable To Worry About The Harm Done By Organized Religion, And To Prefer Looser And More Private Arrangements.

It Seems True That The Growth Of Science And Secularism Made Organized Christianity Feel Under Threat.