The fact is that the culture does not have only positive effects on our intellectual and moral functions but also negative effects.
Erich FrommMan today being concerned with production and consumption as ends in themselves, has very little engergy time to devote himself to the true religious experience.
Erich FrommMan's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. One can judge objectively to what extent a person has succeeded in his task, to what degree he has realized his potentialities. If he has failed in his task, one can recognize this failure and judge it for what it is - a moral failure.
Erich Fromm