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A reply on Talk: Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0

Jan 17 2012: Science needs to mature? Please understand that science is not a counterpart to religion, it is a way of understanding the universe. Science has no business with morality or philosophy.

Statements like "while it has opened our minds, it has closed our hearts" may sound poetic, but what do you base this claim on? From the peaceful bliss and universal love that is found in history books?
A comment on Talk: Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0

Jan 17 2012: His talk has nothing to do with Atheism; this is a guidline to creating a Brave New World. Nobody can deny the power indoctrination has on people, but this power is precisely why religious practices are so inherently wrong.

Who gets to decide which 'truths' we are propagating?