All good points Jeff. I would add to the concept of synergistic interaction that sadly, there is a great dumbing down of America by the saturation of electronic platforms from phones (which are now most like computers), AI, social media, and an accelerating drug "culture" (which is not culture at all but only an infatuation with cheap thrills). This latter can be deadly both physically and metaphysically. Christian denominational churches at least gave a solid framework for morality and civilization's stability and progress. "For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way..." - 2 Thessalonians 2:7, NKJV.