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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.

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Kaikki kuolee joskus joten rukoillaan nyt niitten puolesta.

Se loppui, kaipaus jäi.

Kaikki hyvä loppuu aikanaan, näin jossain sanotaan.

Toivottavasti nähdään viellä, tapaamisissa tai sattumalta tiellä. Kyyneleet on helppo niellä, kun tiedän että olette siellä.

Usko, toivo, rakkaus. Kaiken se kestää, kaiken se antaa.

Kiitos.