Quote Originally Posted by Sinister View Post
Ah, I see. lol... I've always kind of looked at consumer culture as a more modern religion...it has it's laws, theologians, it's worshipers, it's temples, pagan idols, rewards, punishments and gods, not to bury us in pataphysics, though.

And while I personally was never a fan of such a thing, I've recently become a believer(or more likely, as I have as a reputation in most religions, a dabbler). One can only speculate a reason. I've bought various objects, both consumable and permanent.

Consider it, reconnaissance in order to probe the depths and reasons behind such things.

-Sin
Ah! I see. Track down a novel called Kingdom Come by JG Ballard. Excellent story about what you're talking about, about how shopping malls are modern temples worthy of defence, and of how advertisers are the missioaries. I think you'd really like it.