"Was it weakness to allow oneself the pleasure of thinking that one counted in some way? And did this engagement not result, on balance, in greater human happiness? No, said the atheists, it did not. And yet where, William wondered, were the great works of those who believed in nothing at all?"
"The need to believe was always there, and it would find expression, even if it attached itself to something paltry and shallow such as celebrity culture. And for many millions that was where their spiritual energy went -into fascination with fashion and the lives of narcissistic entertainers."
A Conspiracy of Friends, Alexander McCall Smith
Remind me to play the song for you "Athiests Ain't Got No Songs!" It's on Steve Martin's Bluegrass album. It's hilarious!
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