Materialism

Materialism is one of the faint remnants of the human race’s flaws. It reduces the amount of spiritualism and the feeling of being connected with nature greatly. Materialism is a major problem facing the world today, because it prevents a spiritual connection to things around us and prevents people from appreciating the true wonders of this world we have been given from the dark and desolate universe. As well as the need for more possessions and rapidly depleting the world’s resources because of how society has to keep improving or it will diminish and eventually lead the human race to an overall extermination or extinction on the Earth. Even though the modern world somewhat requires us to attain this new trait of a need of materialism in our lives.

Consumerism prevents religion from becoming a major part in every person’s life. It has made people often feel alone in the world and not connected spiritually to anything often spawning atheists and non-believers more than any other era of history. Today, humanity is dominated by materialism, a belief system that has hold of nearly all people, even those who belong to the world's prominent religions. It is described by a fear of death and suspicion of the afterlife, vanity rather than selflessness, and conflict which would in turn cause anger and war. As well as books rather than intuition for knowledge about life and spirituality because the need for a self-righteous feeling has somewhat been lost in a sort of ‘breeding out’ process, and a belief that the spirit and consciousness are products of the brain with no existence outside of the body except karma. As the pit bull was bred out of certain genetic qualities, the human race in modern society has been in its own “natura...

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...ave to keep buying and obtaining the newest and most revolutionary thing or your will not seem as cultured as your next door neighbor. As John Galbraith once wrote, “We quite literally advertise our commitment to immaturity, mendacity and profound gullibility.” (Galbraith) He is saying that the big businesses of the world are making juvenile commercials to reach the inner infant inside of us trying to appeal to a “new and shiny” product. That there is a sort of cultural carnivalization where the most entertaining presentation will eventually achieve their goal to getting into our homes and making the American public want more. This demand of products is now a part of the family home and is implanted into our idealistic view of how great the modern world pertains to be. The consumer is not as educated because of the simplistic views of contemporary civilization.