Alain de Botton’s TED Talk: Atheism 2.0

Alain de Botton’s TED Talk: Atheism 2.0

What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? In the video above, 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.