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The Ruins Of Belief
ByRobert Wright asks:
If I no longer believe in a personal God, looking down and judging me,
why do I still feel guilt over my wrongdoings and shortcomings? Why do
I still want some father figure (a God, ideally, though a resurrected
version of my dad would do) to pat me on the shoulder and tell me I’ve
done O.K. and can now go play golf for a millennium or so? Is
godlessness not, in fact, as some born-again atheists seem to promise,
a path to happiness? And, anyway, where did this need for forgiveness
and affirmation come from?
