Because we sold out our free will for a little comfort.
Can you explain TCash101? I'm trying to figure out what your statement means in relation to the question.
The little comfort is religion. he is saying many Americans don't examine the facts and use free will to make decision, but instead go for the comfort they get from religion's simple answers.
TCash can correct if I'm wrong, but that's what I got.
JCar is somewhat right. Americans prefer religion's easy answers and the comforts of believing that an omnipotent, benevolent being is "in charge." I didn't mean to say that "Americans don't examine the facts." And perhaps "sold out" is a little unfair.
That could also explain the prevalence of wacko conspiracy theories. It's actually more comforting to believe that bad things that happen require a large appartus to plan and execute, than to believe that they can be totally random.
I used to think it was a terrible thing that life was so unfair. Then I thought, 'what if life *were* fair, and all of the terrible things that happen to us came because we really deserved them?' Now I take great comfort in the general unfairness and hostility of the universe. -- From Babylon 5
