Subject: Re: Overcoming nihilism
I think many folks gravitate towards kindness, generosity and inclusivity because these efforts give us purpose and bring happiness into our lives.



My cousin Phil has spent a lifetime* researching this very topic and written extensively about it. Sure, some writers will cherrypick the pol pots and rasputins that occur throughout history, but in general, I agree with him that non-secular societies often surpass secular societies with respect to many social issues plaguing the world.

In this essay "Philosophically Speaking" he compares secular vs non-secular in the context of current issues; covid, firearms, race, immigration, death penalty, etc.

"......contrary to the widespread stereotype of atheists as immoral, the surprising reality today is that atheists and agnostics actually exhibit very compassionate, ethical, altruistic, and humane proclivities. Indeed, if anything characterizes the personal orientation of contemporary secular people, aside from their godlessness, it is their care and concern for the well-being of others'care and concern that is often stronger and more pronounced than that of religious people."

https://thehumanist.com/magazi...

* well, not a whole lifetime....yet.