We are presented with an unpleasant choice between either committing to peculiar concepts about immaterial deities or letting go entirely of a host of consoling, subtle or just charming rituals for which we struggle to find equivalents in secular society.


Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion (ed. Penguin UK, 2012) - ISBN: 9780141937601

Alain de Botton Quotes

We are presented with an unpleasant choice between either committing to peculiar concepts about immaterial deities or letting go entirely of a host...

We are presented with an unpleasant choice between either committing to peculiar concepts about immaterial deities or letting go entirely of a host...

We are presented with an unpleasant choice between either committing to peculiar concepts about immaterial deities or letting go entirely of a host...

We are presented with an unpleasant choice between either committing to peculiar concepts about immaterial deities or letting go entirely of a host...