Tuesday, April 30, 2013

*An "Atheist Church"?

http://www.alternet.org/belief/dont-stop-believin-do-atheists-really-need-church

The product of taking de Botton's advice seriously? My reaction here

Or is this the beginning of a contemporary version of Comte's 'Religion of Humanity' and the attempt to institutionalize the deification of humanity? Comte too created "temples" and sought such institutionalization but his movement eventually faded away. Will this be successful?  



http://sundayassembly.com/


In my opinion, 'Burning Man' (below) might be a better example and more effective form of contemporary "secular" ritual/gathering, without the pretension of an "atheist church" gathering...





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