Molly Ann Luna: At its core, a Religion answers 4 questions: What is Real? Who am I? What's wrong with the world? - How do you define evil? How Should I Live? Any system that is consistently answers those questions functions as a religion. It may not look like one but it absolutely acts like one. It is shaping what people love, how they behave, and what they're choosing to live for. "Expressive Individualism" as a Hollywood world view: 1. What is real? - Ultimate reality is the self 2. Who am I? Identity is discovered inwardly 3. What's wrong with the world? The problem is repression 4. How should I live? Salvation is self expression. Michael Shellenberger defines religion not merely as a set of theological beliefs about a deity, but as a structural, psychological, and social framework that provides meaning, moral orientation, and a "grand story" for human life . In his view, religion is a human necessity that...