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Herbert Read

We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new religion will emerge, just as Christianity emerged from the ruins of the Roman civilization.

Herbert Read

Religion

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Herbert Read suggests that when capitalism collapses, a new belief system or faith will develop from the chaos and destruction, similar to how Christianity arose after the fall of the Roman Empire. He implies that major social and economic breakdowns create conditions for new religious ideas to take hold and shape future societies.

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