Culture
From Faith To Fragmentation: How Atheism Is Reshaping The Moral Landscape
I used to believe faith had no place in the modern world until I felt the void it left behind. As science takes center stage and faith fades, our moral compass shifts. But is this really progress, or are we losing something meaningful in the process?
By Eva Fleischman5 min read
My 17-year-old self would have never believed I’d go out of my way to attend church on Sunday mornings. I grew up in a French household that celebrated the Epiphany, but my mother, though baptized Catholic, raised me as an atheist. She wanted me to choose my own spiritual path. Like many people raised in secular environments (big cities like London and Los Angeles), I heard stories of people finding church rigid, out-of-touch, and even shame-inducing. So, I thought, why bother?