Faith in science can give meaning. In Technopoly precise knowledge is preferred to truthful knowledge. Postman points out the dangers in regarding social research in the exact way that we view the hard sciences. It happens because of the frequency with which they're emplyed and the inappropriate contexts in which they appear. Christmas is a glaring example of the misuse of Christianity's religious symbolism by the advertising industry.
Postman argues that loss of symbols contributes to a loss of tradition.
This in turn affects education since there is no longer a governing narrative. Postman also emphasized the importance of learning the history of every subject one studies.