Worship-like music for atheists?

[Dr H]

I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any music that is worship-like...except for atheists/humanists? I'm not necessarily thinking about style, like hymns or contemporary worship like Hillsong. I'm thinking about the feeling of connectedness and devotion to something bigger than yourself. The closest I can think of is the Ambient genre, which can make you feel a sense of wonder in nature and the cosmos. For example, Dreams by Nuages

Well, you kind of have your pick of the vast amount of non-religiously themed music available.

Stuff I kinda find inspiring, YMMV:





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clDj5KS5_s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58H0hC96zDg










Then, there this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dokLwszdUgY

... but that actually might be considered religious music, by some.


I appreciate a great deal of music that is religiously themed -- Bach's St. Matthew Passion is one of the greatest masterpieces humanity has produced.  But I appreciate it for the musical craft and emotional impact it has, and not for the religious connotations.

In fact, one of the few good things I can say about religion is that it has inspired a great deal of art and music.
Other than that ... I'll pass.

[Minimalist]

[outtathereligioncloset]

Minimalist----did you hear about this school talent show entry a while back?

[Minimalist]

No.  Link didn't work.

And you can call me "Min." 

As I look at the avatar I think he was the Eqyptian god of turquoise, or something.

[Dr H]

Ah, the new world.

From this thread I just discovered that you can't have more than three embeded videos in a post.

Live and learn.

[AFTT47]

Something like John Lennon's, "Imagine" is pretty humanistically inspiring.

[brewer]

[Bob Kelso]

Steve Martin knows...Atheists don't have no songs.

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Other than that little gem, I would just say any music you find moving and uplifting would count.

Never heard that one but it’s on my list now. Lol

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This is one of my favorite “atheist songs”. 





My favorite line:

 You're shallow and empty and filled with regret.
I think that chest must be heavy from that cross on your neck you only wear 'cause you're weary of what comes next after you're death.
Don't think I didn't notice.

[Angrboda]

Ah, the new world.

From this thread I just discovered that you can't have more than three embeded videos in a post.

Live and learn.

There's a trick to that, which I think I can divulge without circumventing any rules. Because the forum automatically concatenates new posts within two hours of old posts, if you post three, then make another post with more, it will concatenate those to your previous three with a rule line between them. Apparently it doesn't check the three video limit when concatenating posts. Not sure if that's a bug or a feature.

[unfogged]

Because the forum automatically concatenates new posts within two hours of old posts, if you post three, then make another post with more, it will concatenate those to your previous three with a rule line between them.  

Just out of curiosity, why would anybody ever want sequential posts concatenated? That has to be the strangest "feature" I've ever seen on any forum.