RE: Bullshit "I'm an atheist but atheism is evil" article in the Grauniad boils my blood
March 28, 2021 at 3:47 pm
(This post was last modified: March 28, 2021 at 3:48 pm by Belacqua.)
(March 28, 2021 at 1:50 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: The cool thing about secularized societies is that we don't have some narrative jammed down our throats. Flimsy narratives are much preferred to substantial ones.
I do think there are a number of secular narratives that are widespread. Whether we should consider these "jammed down our throats," or "substantial" I'm not sure.
One popular narrative is that the current of history moves toward a less religious society, with the superstition of religion dropping away to reveal scientific truth.
In the US of course there's the whole narrative about America being a progressive force for good in the world.
And a common one is that as tech gets better the world is improved.
The truth of each of these is debatable. What's important I think is that these narratives are accepted as fact by many people.
