![]() Whether the days of civilization itself are numbered would seem to depend, rather too much, on how soon we realize this. The days of our religious identities are clearly numbered. No tribal fictions need be rehearsed for us to realize, one fine day, that we do, in fact, love our neighbors, that our happiness is inextricable from their own, and that our interdependence demands that people everywhere be given the opportunity to flourish. In fact, atheism is a term that should not even exist. No personal God need be worshipped for us to live in awe at the beauty and immensity of creation. Sam Harris, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason tags: belief, mental-illness 154 likes Like Atheism is not a philosophy it is not even a view of the world it is simply an admission of the obvious. ![]() The consciousness that animates us is itself central to this mystery and ground for any experience we may wish to call “spiritual.” No myth needs to be embraced for us to commune with the profundity of our circumstance. The very fact of its being, and of our own, is a mystery absolute, and the only miracle worthy of the name. ![]() This universe is shot through with mystery. ![]() “Man is manifestly not the measure of all things. ![]()
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