August 21, 2007
Religions without God
An interesting thought from "Western Civilization, Our Tradition" by James Kurth:
The rejection of the Christian faith by Western elites does not mean that they have rejected all faiths. Despite the claims and conceits of rationalists and scientists, every human being believes in some things that cannot be proven (and therefore cannot be established by reason) or that cannot be seen (and therefore cannot be established by science) and that therefore have to be taken on faith. Ever since the coming of the Enlightenment, Western elites have adhered to a variety of secularist and universalist faiths, which in effect have been religions without God.
I have been at a loss for words when it comes to explaining how non-religion is a religion itself, and Kurth may have taken care of it...
Posted by alan at 3:40 PM