A book by Justin Brierley
Many people turned to New Atheism because of its promise to create a brighter, more rational and scientific future. They believed it held the key to human flourishing. Just as the secular anthem “Imagine” had ensisaged a world without religion, heaven or hell, it was onlyt reasonable to suppose that the song’s utopian brotherhood of man would naturally follow.
Yet despite John Lennon claiming it was “easy if you try”, it turned out to be quite complicated.
What could a movement that was built on tearing down God erect at his place? Science was the obvious alternative – surely that was an objective truth to which all people could aspire. But science turned out to be a poor substitute for a savior.
Science can tell us how the universe arose, but not why it is there. Science can tell you what you consist of, but not what you are worth. Science can generate solutions to poverty, but not the compassion to implement these them.
(Translated from the English by KDJ)
ISBN 978-1-4964-6677-8
Justin Brierly is an English radio presenter, writer and conference speaker.
