Towards the end of the chapter the authors bring up a story about The Second Awakening in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. Even though the event happened in 1801 it holds many similarities to the burning man event which they have been discussing all chapter. The major difference between these two events is that "the mythical has been replaced by the empirical"(179). This is because during the event of 1801, people had gathered to hear sermons and were searching for the mythical experiences that they had no proof of, only stories. However, burning man today has had hundreds of people walking away with life changing experiences and earth shattering epiphanies. Many of which are now being backed up by the throngs of science and research collections
