I read that in this chapter, a friend said that in capitalism, religion can only be a mascot.

I agree with that.

But to say that the church has no power at all, I can't agree with it.

It is not impossible for Western religious believers to form a huge "chamber of commerce" with the church as the core. (So here it is!) Everybody is really serious! ）

China's Buddhism takes the route of commercialization, and the Shaolin Temple is listed on the NASDAQ, do they have no power? Even the big boss of Lin Yin Temple in Hangzhou who grabs the first incense at the beginning of the year every year is like crazy.

Japanese temples have formed a whole business alliance, monks can marry wives and have children, monks' social status is also very high, monks are comparable to civil servants of high-quality partners, can you say that they have no power?

Of course, Westerners are not fools, the value of religion lies in people's inner desires, which are all great wealth, can they also come to a "new era religion under capitalism"?

I think the power formed by the interest network involved in this is definitely not smaller than that of any consortium, and there is money and power, and I think this idea is correct.

I think that the reason why people have reacted so much may be that it is a mistake to think that the church in the article still has the right to influence the world, which is certainly not present in this book.

But it is not a strange thing that super capitalists are enough to influence the direction of politics in the world of capital itself, and even a local chaebol is capable of making an ordinary person disappear, and after the commercialization of the church, there is no reason why it cannot be done, right? (Again, there will be no story in this book of the church waving its hand to affect the direction of the nation!) ）

Not to mention that all religions that follow the path of religious commercialization will continue to spread their teachings, and the two themselves are not in conflict, but everyone only sees the appearance.

I prefer to call my church a huge corporation called "the church."

After reading my explanation, if you have any opinions, you can come here to talk about it, in fact, when I wrote this chapter, I thought that there would be such a big controversy, but I hope you can look at this issue calmly, after all, I am very grateful to be able to see the latest chapter.