The Opposite of What You Believe Is True
So in this sense I’d concede that God exists after all - he is at least as real as Capitalism or other ideas that shape life on earth in a major way.
capitalism
: mentioned in 3 posts.
The De-Siting of the Soul
…culture produced a range of ‘surrogate gods’ (The Nation, ideological progress, science and reason, consumer capitalism, etc.) that took the place of the old God and performed the same psychological function.
An Absurd Passion for the Impossible in Times of Despair
The “Having Mode” is clearly dominant as it serves the interest of the powerful owners of corporations under capitalism best: “Modern consumers may identify themselves by the formula: I am = what I have and what I consume”.