This is something that few secularists admit: atheism is quite lonely. Not just existentially, but socially as well. Secularism does not offer the sense of fellowship you find in religion. Watching old [[Christopher Hitchens]] debates on YouTube with a like-minded sceptic is entertaining, but I doubt it's as nourishing as Sunday Mass.<ref>[http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/guystagg/100062184/secularists-on-thought-for-the-day-will-expose-the-loneliness-of-atheism/ Secularists on Thought for the Day will expose the loneliness of atheism], Guy Stagg, The Telegraph, Last updated: April 3rd, 2012</ref>}} | This is something that few secularists admit: atheism is quite lonely. Not just existentially, but socially as well. Secularism does not offer the sense of fellowship you find in religion. Watching old [[Christopher Hitchens]] debates on YouTube with a like-minded sceptic is entertaining, but I doubt it's as nourishing as Sunday Mass.<ref>[http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/guystagg/100062184/secularists-on-thought-for-the-day-will-expose-the-loneliness-of-atheism/ Secularists on Thought for the Day will expose the loneliness of atheism], Guy Stagg, The Telegraph, Last updated: April 3rd, 2012</ref>}} |