The link will lead you to an interesting article in the Atlantic about whether Christianity will turn the tide and begin growing again in America.
But, it had a particular quote that stuck with me, and I wanted to run past my atheist sparring partners, and see what you thought. (Or, you know, just delight in watching my Christian sparring partners enthusiastically pile on with a critique.) Here it is:
Modern secularism holds that people are only physical entities without souls, that sensations of love and beauty are just neurological-chemical events, that there is no meaning other than what we construct, and that there is no right or wrong outside of what we in our minds choose. Yet most people feel that life is greater than what can be accounted for by naturalistic explanations.
Is this true?
Do you consider yourself a secularist? Do you agree with the following assertions? If not, why not?
Modern secularism holds that:
- People are only physical entities without souls;
- Sensations of love and beauty are just neurological-chemical events;
- There is no meaning other than what we construct; and
- There is no right or wrong outside of what we in our minds choose.
Yet most people feel that life is greater than what can be accounted for by naturalistic explanations.
What do you think the implications are of the above statements taken together?
Sir Tainley
Article URL : https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/christianity-secularization-america-renewal-modernity/672948/