In our previous conversation: Mia McDavid wrote: >> Speaking of religion in literature, one of the *many* things I love >> about David Weber's work is that the Christian church is very much >> present in Honor's universe. I get cranky when societies have total >> absence of religion--individuals may be athiests, but humans as a >group >> are going to worship *something*. >Um. Why? Any particular reason or just your personal prejudice? (I >don't >mean that as an insult, I'm genuinely curious.) >-- Frank Mayhar frank at exit.com http://www.exit.com/ Exit Consulting >http://www.gpsclock.com/ It is, in fact, part of my belief system. However, I also point to the fact that, historically, societies *do* have religions. Whether the *government* is religious or not, people worship. Greeks, Romans, Hindus, Jews, African Animists, Christians, Muslims, Shinto, NeoPagan, Materialist, SuperPatriot--it is in human nature to follow the call of a higher power, whether we call it God, or the Ancestors, or the Forest Spirit, or the Destiny of America. Individuals may be athiests, but humans as a group are religious creatures. Mia