Postmodernists hate science for they see it as essentialist & thus tyrannical. But, if essentialism is true, only science can free us of it.
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I don't think a religious revival is needed as we already have a thriving fiction industry
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No, the West is an amalgam of countless influences, but its primary template is the secular model created at the dawn of the Enlightenment.
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No, secularism predates Christianity e.g. the pantheon didn't play much of a part in the politics of Greece and Rome.
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But even if we do owe secularism to the past, doesn't mean we have to be beholden to it. It's best to take what works, discard what doesn't
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We don't need religion to be ethical. In fact, religion often makes us act unethical.
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