Ah, you're not a big picture thinker. If there was adequate public transport (there isn't in America), then he couldn't get to church. Like many people who can't see the big picture, you deny its relevance

In Europe, it'not necessary to have a car. In China, public transport is a thing to behold, as it is in Japan

Regardless of personal situations, in order not to become extinct within the next 80 years, human beings have to put their personal greed's and desires aside and work towards the greater good