Faith = Acceptance

I’ve long been fascinated by religion.  The research is clear that religion can have a major impact on happiness and community–one of the reasons that Ben Casnocha and I have always talked about the need for a secular church that can fill that role for secular humanists. Yet in some ways, belief and atheism aren’t … Continue reading Faith = Acceptance

“There is actually no such thing as atheism” (David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech)

Ben points to this wonderfully trenchant commencement speech from author David Foster Wallace. It’s probably the most honest and least sentimental commencement speech I remember reading. I only wish I could write like this. In the day-to day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing … Continue reading “There is actually no such thing as atheism” (David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech)