Is Atheism A Myth?
In contemporary America, many of us wear atheism as a badge of honor. Our lack of faith in the divine is meant to prove how modern and cosmopolitan we are, too worldly for something like religion.
These days, all the cool kids wear crosses as fashion statements, not professions of faith. Yet even if belief in God has declined, that doesn’t mean we’ve abandoned worship altogether. Some of us worship ourselves, touting the doctrine of “self-love” as the ultimate good. Some of us worship other people, venerating celebrities and public figures as if they were saints, holy in their conduct and capable of miracles. Others turn to a godless sort of spirituality, one that asks them to believe in stars and crystals but requires no denial of the self (just think of how often you’ve heard someone say, “I’m spiritual, not religious”).