KILL THE FALSE GODS
Nothing is more human than worship. As religion has fallen to society’s wayside, worship has become no less important. Instead, our attention is split across an endless stream of idols, ideologies, and self-images: our favorite artists, our political views, our goals and identities. Worship is commonly understood as consistent, focused attention and reverence for God. It is human because it requires agency – we are the only beings that have a choice as to where our attention lies and what bel...
