What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Atheism 2.0 -- that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual and transcendence.
Through his witty and literate books -- and his new School of Life -- Alain de Botton helps others find fulfillment in the everyday.
One track mind, like a goldfish,
Stuck inside my petri dish.
I can't breathe, and I can't smile,
This better be worth my while.
I feel numb most of the time,
The lower I get the higher,
I'll climb, and I will wonder why,
I got dark only,
To shine.
Looking for the golden light,
Oh, it's a reasonable sacrifice.
Burn, burn, burn bright.
Forgo families, forgo friends,
That's how it started, how it ends,
I can't open up and cry, 'cause i've been silent all my life.