On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 7:24 PM, ss <[email protected]> wrote: > Now democracy too is a system to run a state. The difference of course is that > laws in a democracy are ultimately derived from the people as opposed to being > handed down by God as in the religions.
Religions too are at least initially derived from the people, a religion without any followers isn't very successful. Once it gathers momentum of course it seemingly gets a life of its own. Consumerism or Capitalism or Communism are also state sponsored religions for that matter. Cheeni
