Religion
Atheist 2.0 is a short video featuring discussions on remaking atheism. The speaker asks those that do not believe in religion to take their most favorite aspects of different religion and piece them together to create something meaningful using culture as the basis rather than scripture. Atheists who do not rely on religion, but on education cannot really learn true morality from education. They cannot receive proper guidance from universities or that sense of communal support that are so often offered within religion.
Education is viewed as being rational, collecting data. The speaker notes that religion regards people as children, needing all the help they can get. This help, this guidance is typically offered through sermons. Sermons are more valuable than the lecture often seen in education. Sermons are meant to help versus lectures that are meant to provide information. Religious mindsets also call for repetition, which is not valued in an education mindset as new information is more important. The religious world also values time, and makes sure to make it a requirement to pay attention to certain days on the calendar. The secular world does not. The world of religion also emphasizes great oratory.
He also mentions that a physical action backs up a philosophical idea in the world of religion, like taking a bath in the Jewish religion. The secular world focuses more on mental actions...
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