Any Great Organization Can Go Through Sectarian

Inside A Religious Body You Get Sects And Hierarchies, Inside An Information Network You Get Bazaars And Cathedrals, It Is The Same, Call Them What You Like. They Survive By Pointing The Finger Of Blame At Each Other.

Without The Letters Of Condolence, Telegrams Of Congratulations And Even Occasional Postcards, The Friendship Of A Separated Friend Is Not A Social Reality. It Has No Existence Without The Rites Of Friendship. Social Rituals Create A Reality Which Would Be Nothing Without Them.

The Theory Of Cultural Bias... Is The Idea That A Culture Is Based On A Particular Form Of Organization. It Can't Be Transplanted Except To Another Variant Of That Organization.

It's Unlikely That The Organized Religions Will Get More Sectarian... Or Is It? I Am Not At All Sure.

It Is Very Reasonable To Worry About The Harm Done By Organized Religion, And To Prefer Looser And More Private Arrangements.