How is Materialism Destroying Society?
When tough economic times hit, there is always the question as to whether greed is the cause of our economic problems. However, this isn’t necessarily the root of the problem. It is a bit more complex than that. Railing against the greed in capitalism doesn’t take into consideration the other factors that are equally present. Greed can also be for power. Power comes with money, but it isn’t always the money people are after. This is why big government is as dangerous as corporate monopolies. The people who have consolidated significant power tend to be corrupted by it. As human beings, we all tend to lean toward materialism in our actions, and find our personal significance and value in things we control and own. There is a spiritual aspect to the problem of materialism. It is a worldview that fuels greed. Our society has been increasingly embracing the worldview of naturalism, of which materialism is a part. Naturalism holds that knowledge is limited to what we can see and that everyt
