Exceptions to the Frame

This blog is response to our class discussion yesterday. We determined that most people’s lives are regulated by some sort of religious frame (a frame that deals with social cohesion and explaining aspects of life etc.) Daniel commented that a low-level atheist would not be governed by this frame, and I was about to bring up another idea, but never got the chance to. How does a religious frame govern a person who is completely narcissistic? If someone sees themselves as the center of the world, and pursues every aspect of life in a hedonistic way, they would seemingly not need a framework for their life. They (themselves) serve as their lifes frame, and have no need for social cohesion, or the need to understand why things happen they way they do. The idea of a broad social frame (that follows the basic aspects of religion) to guide everyone’s lives is an interesting idea. I still think there are exceptions to the rule. I would argue that for most people who conform to their societies norms, their lives are regulated by a frame that contains all the aspects of religion.