Wot, no philosophies that aren't to blame?
Claiming the church is less to blame than the secular philosophies in charge is not an unreasonable argument except the author still failed to acknowledge other philosophies, let alone assert that catholicism was better than them. As catholicism suffers blame, just less than the incumbent systems, this suggests that, say, buddhism could be adopted. It seems the author is too blinkered to see that other philosophies even exist. Which is a red flag as far as I'm concerned.
This leads to the question: which philosophy should be adopted? Another thread, perhaps.
Matthew Greet
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
- Mark Renton, Trainspotting.