There's been a growing sentiment among some of my fellow atheists, spurred by one Jordan Peterson, around the idea of finding new meaning in religion without all that pesky dogma and superstition. But why would anyone do that? Now, let me first clear my throat by saying that I sympathize with all my fellow primates who are in search of purpose in their lives. What destinations we reach, if we reach any at all, are entirely up to us, as individuals, treading along beaten and unbeaten paths. We're a flawed species and so the way we approach everything will be flawed as well. However, there comes a time when you have to ask yourself if you haven't lost your way in your quest for meaning. I recently watched a thought-provoking video by YouTuber Mouthy Buddha (embedded above). In it, he talks about the failure of atheism to fill the vacuum of values and meaning left by the abandonment of religion. He suggests that one may be misguided in relinquishing the supposedly w...
It's fairly bright before the dawn.