"When law and duty are one, united by religion, your are never fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less of an individual." - from "Muad"Dib: The Ninety-nine Wonders of the Universe" by Princess Irulan. Dune

I think this is true, and at the sam time I think there is SOME good in it. We need to see ourselves as individuals. Unlike the animals whose self-awareness doesn't go beyond the identity of the pack, and/or the leader of it, we are able to and should view ourselves as a single entity. The divine ability to say "I".  Equally important, though, is the ability to see ourselves as part of a pack - a marriage, a family, a village, a religion, a nation, etc. Our identity, as healthy humans, is in part based on the community we're a part of.