Oh, I'm definitely alive to those vestigial longings for the church.
I love the architecture of old cathedrals, I love Celtic Crosses, I love quaint little roadside chapels.
And I think many Atheists love Christmastime.
Ever since becoming an Agnostic, I've always said that Church wouldn't be so bad,
if it wasn't for all the fucking Christians.
This little paradox applies to many things.
Working in retail wouldn't be so bad, for example,
if it wasn't for all the goddamn customers.
Anyway.
Many non-believers go to Church for social reasons.
And I personally think that humans do derive something from ritual.
The problem is when the dependence upon the ritual surpasses the purpose of being a vehicle,
and instead becomes a crutch....a good example is an old woman saying her Rosary Beads.
Then the hat is wearing you, as it were.
I love the architecture of old cathedrals, I love Celtic Crosses, I love quaint little roadside chapels.
And I think many Atheists love Christmastime.
Ever since becoming an Agnostic, I've always said that Church wouldn't be so bad,
if it wasn't for all the fucking Christians.
This little paradox applies to many things.
Working in retail wouldn't be so bad, for example,
if it wasn't for all the goddamn customers.
Anyway.
Many non-believers go to Church for social reasons.
And I personally think that humans do derive something from ritual.
The problem is when the dependence upon the ritual surpasses the purpose of being a vehicle,
and instead becomes a crutch....a good example is an old woman saying her Rosary Beads.
Then the hat is wearing you, as it were.
