Thursday, June 15, 2023
Opinion | ‘Shiny Happy People,’ Fundamentalism and the Toxic Quest for Certainty - The New York Times
The quest for certainty and control can tempt people of every faith and no faith. In religious circles it can manifest itself in ways that look strange to secular eyes, but I've seen people from all walks of American life and all ideological perspectives fall for gurus and fads. Life is hard, and we want answers — even, perhaps especially, where answers are impossible to find. We crave control, even when attempts to establish control sow destruction in our loved ones' lives…
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