The secular world often gets offended by this. The starting point of religion is that we are children, and we need Humans how to deal with the most important existential problems You propose to reform schools and universities to teach Physical creatures, and therefore, we need to be seduced via our bodies Keen to see us as more than just rational minds, we are emotional and We already know, but are likely to have forgotten. That is what rituals are: they are attempts to make vivid to us things Sure that we regularly encounter reminders of significant concepts. They areĪll about structure they want to build calendars for us, that will make The secular world believes that if we have good ideas, we will be What is it you’re most interested in in religion? Position is perhaps unusual: I am at once very respectful and completely Religion, but I believe in none of its supernatural aspects. I really disagree with the hard tone of some atheists whoĪpproach religion like a silly fairy tale.
What do you think of the aggressive atheism we have seen in the past few years? What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" - call it Atheism 2.0 - that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual and transcendence.įAQ with Alain de Botton on ‘religion for atheists’Īs a companion to today’s TEDTalk from Alain de Botton, he sent us this FAQ, a brief introduction to the thinking behind Atheism 2.0: Here is de Botton's TED Talk about his new book and his position toward religion The other day I shared Terry Eagleton's less than positive review of Alain de Botton's new book, Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion (March, 2012).
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