Comparing Social Commentary in Dover Beach, Second Coming and Church Going Human society has always struggled with the conflict between faith and technology. Faith has always been a symbol of order, and growing technology has always been the scapegoat for “mere anarchy.” When faith wanes, technology or new scientific concepts are blamed. Technology is a convenient target because when people lose faith in the Church, science becomes a concrete, fact-based thing to believe. The growing chaos in society can be attributed to the decreasing belief in religion which has been displaced into technology. After the fall of the Roman Empire, European society was in chaos. Since there was no other civilizing force to believe in, when the Roman Catholic Church became an organizing power, it created a precedent that remained imprinted on the mentality of the following centuries. Religious beliefs are synonymous with "calm" and peace that ease the turbulence of life. For a long period of time there was no other stabilizing force, so "the Sea of ​​Faith" was the only source to relieve "the turbid ebb and flow of human misery." Tradition has kept this view of religion popular. However, religion itself cannot attract the attention of human society forever. Eventually, as shown in “Dover Beach,” faith in religion and its structure will fade in the light of new ideas and new human inventions. Society's faith cannot always be “full” because as civilizations grow, individuals become more independent. They begin to think for themselves, which causes life to become more subjective. With a less imposed structure, individuals will find that they do not subscribe to everything their predecessors believed and will find themselves "wondering what to look for." Technology often replaces religion because it is much more tangible than concepts of organized religion that require blind faith. It's easier to believe in something tangible. In "Church Going" this attitude is examined. A nostalgia for a time when faith was easier is evident, but there is also "an awkward reverence" for the ways of religion even if they are no longer believed. Once people place their faith in technology rather than something spiritual, they will find that while technology is concrete, it does not provide guidance for social behavior or the human spirit as most religions do. In "The Second Coming" the world is spinning out of control.