I am very interested in the phenomenon of “The New Atheism”. This is the strident push-back against God and religion (mostly Christianity) , championed by folks like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, and inspired by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I believe these folks do believers a service in challenging our thinking and helping us to see ourselves as at least some others see us, but I do get rather tired of the gratuitous nastiness of it all.
Well, here is an atheist who acknowledges some of the strengths of religion, and suggests that unbelievers might have something to learn from believers. It’s a TED Talk by Alain de Botton entitled Atheism 2.0. He also has a book out called Religion for Atheists that looks interesting.
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