[Maru]

So I had this random thought... could a modern day Jesus actually truly arise in the era we are living (without being a crazy cult leader that isn't taken too seriously)? ... since the world is not exactly "fertile" ground for a messiah to appear... or maybe it is? I don't know. Just had that interesting thought... it did happen with the Mormons.

I think our part of our culture's "obsession" with politics has a lot to do with our tendencies towards religion, actually. A lot of the same tribalism that humans tend towards, that staunch moralism, is evident with politcs... So I have to wonder if the same impulses that used to be "addressed" with religion, we've now put that energy into politics... except it has become much more malignant than religion imo as there are less limitations and more temptation towards tribal behavior. Though I wouldn't be surprised if younger folk thought differently, not really having lived the difference...