>religion (commitment to a purpose higher than yourself, because a world of individuals pursuing their own interests can only fail).
It is objective untrue that people without a religion only pursue their own interests.
It is objective untrue that people without a religion only pursue their own interests.
FWIW, it's difficult to analyze this through today's society because I think the cancer of individualism rampant in our society bleeds into everyone regardless of their faith. For example, many Christians pray and act in order to be saved; totally individualistic. I believe this is a byproduct of our age, and with a more collectivist societal mindset we could address things like this.