A Discussion on Atheism 2.0 by Alain de Botton

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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.

For more info at TED.com: http://www.ted.com/talks/alain_de_botton_atheism_2_0.html




About the speaker:

It started in 1997, when Alain de Botton turned away from writing novels and instead wrote a touching extended essay titled How Proust Can Change Your Life, which became an unlikely blockbuster in the "self-help"category. His subsequent books take on some of the fundamental worries of modern life (am I happy? where exactly do I stand?), informed by his deep reading in philosophy and by a novelist's eye for small, perfect moments. His newest book is The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work.

For more info on Alain de Botton: http://www.ted.com/speakers/alain_de_botton.html

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[MrAbdelrahman444]

We in islam we don't get bored listening to the same verses for weeks!

Indeed The Holy Quraan contains the things we seek to know in this life,

it is intrepreting all of whats happening in the real life..

Evidence, each friday, Muslims are advised to read Surat AlKahf

each time we read it, we feel we wanna repeat it, because it discuss 4 major things we face

in life...

And pls no that, with Islam there are no mystry... all explained in Holy Quraan...

[LogicinspiresLiberty]

@MrAbdelrahman444: Does the Quran explain quantum mechanics, or anything related to astrophysics?

[FreakMarius]

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