![]() ![]() ![]() People seem to require community, morality, and connection with something transcendent, he quotes de Botton as saying. What's more, even though de Botton finds belief in God absurd, he recognizes that there are a lot of benefits to religion that secular atheism simply fails to deliver. The atheist "argues (convincingly) that current secular atheism leaves people feeling empty," Pappalardo writes, providing a link to de Botton's recent talk at TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design), a global set of conferences to disseminate "ideas worth spreading." "This is not terribly surprising for Christians, but is striking coming from a professed atheist," the Christian researcher says. Admitting that the secular world is full of holes and needs to learn from religion, a well-known Swiss atheist recently introduced a new way to be an atheist, calling it "Atheism 2.0." A Christian researcher reviewed his "convincing" arguments.Ĭhris Pappalardo, pastoral research assistant at the Summit Church of Raleigh-Durham, N.C., posted on Sunday an article, about a talk by Alain de Botton, a Swiss writer, philosopher, television presenter and entrepreneur, who lives in the United Kingdom. ![]()
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