Letters to Atheists (collected Works of Alain De Botton)
by H
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De Botton's only work about the wisdom of religion calls on everyone to learn something from religion for their own use and to comfort their souls. The world invented religion out of two core needs. These two needs are endless and secular society has not yet been able to respond particularly effectively. First, although humans have deep-rooted selfish thoughts and violent impulses, we ultimately need to live harmoniously together in social groups; second, we need to deal with various pains in life, whether it is frustration in the workplace, troubles in interpersonal relationships, the loss of loved ones, or dying of old age. Human beings are too prone to disasters. God may be dead, but the burning questions that once prompted us to establish Him still linger and still demand solutions. One can certainly remain a staunch atheist, but one can also find that religion can be useful, interesting, and comforting from time to time. Each religion has its own way of preaching and preaching, improving morality, creating community spirit, using art and architecture, inspiring believers to travel far to seek the Dharma, tempering their thoughts and inspiring wisdom, motivating people to be grateful for the beauty of spring, etc. Even after the core teachings of religion are abandoned, many specific contents of religion still retain their beneficial significance, and we should draw nourishment from them without shame to enrich secular life outside the sect.
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