Glenn Greenwald

you know, they have a lot more in common than they do differences.

And in particular, I think it's this question of what is the purpose of our existence?

Why are we here?

We search for something greater than ourselves.

These are all things human beings have, you know, strived for and needed to feel and needed to be connected to.

Basically, since organized society existed,

And if you use that, everything becomes nihilistic.

Everything becomes just kind of, you know, of the moment.

There is nothing greater than ourselves.

We become very narcissistic and self-centered.

And I think nihilism is the alternative to that.

So it's not that I'm...

you know, hypocritically insisting everybody be religious.

I don't really practice a specific organized religions, but I think a spiritual aspect to life is absolutely crucial for human fulfillment, for human happiness and a healthy society.

Yeah, I mean, you know, like anything, religion can have its negative outcomes as well.

You know, it can lead to all kinds of factional strife.

And when it mixes with politics, I think one of the ways that

political power is most easily abused is when political people become too self-righteous.

You know, they believe that they're just on a course of absolute righteousness.

And so they start disbelieving in the need for constraints on their own power.