I assume you mean independent thought. Thats what we are all
doing here on ATS.

New age, new means of controlling the masses. Unlike the days when religion ruled the World, and the majority of people feared their own shadow, these days, people are actually less ignorant and have a little better understanding of the World. I'm still shocked that religion has such a strong following still, but we do have to take in to account children being brought up not to question their religion (ie. kept ignorant).

These religious families have on average two/three kids, who are then brought up to adhere to their religion and not question it. Most of these so-called religous children haven't even seen or read the Bible or Qu'ran. I know many Christian people too, who don't read the bible, pray or attend church, even muslims admit to not reading the Qu'ran, praying or attending mosque, but they still insist on being called muslims.

The dogmatic religions are finally dieing out and are being replace, it's just weird why people insist on being called Christian or Muslim, when probably 7/10 don't even follow their proclaimed religion,

The media thinks for us so we won't have to. Let's face it. Humans want automation. We want our life to be as free from stress as possible. Therefore we created the media in order to work out what others may consider 'intellectual stress'.

tottaly agreed, my parents worship that dern box like its some sort of holy figure.