Religion's Effects

I would agree with what Nicole has to say above but it could also be that even if you don't believe in religion per say that you're still influenced by that collective consciousness. In his piece, "the cultural logic of collective presentations" he says "...of reaching individual consciousness of giving them a direction and of discipling them", it could be that religion is an overarching thing that is there to kind of be our guide. While I do agree with what is said above where those are aren't religious will be alienated in this time frame, but I believe that in terms of personal ideas that they might still be influenced and they might still believe in a self consciousness. It is said that "he transformed and consequently he transforms the environment that surrounds him" so maybe it is possible that it is all just a burgeoning system. If we don't have individuals who are outliers then we would have a stagnant society in a way.