Three Problems with Secularism
Channel: Applied Virtue
Date: 2021-02-14

What does Shintoism have in common with modern liberal secularism? The answer may surprise you. 

Table of Contents
0:00-6:36 Introduction
6:36-16:40 Secularism is justified with pretenses
16:40-26:44 Secularism is vacuous
26:44- 39:32 Secularism is dishonest
39:32-44:43 Reconstructing the dichotomy

Citations:

Alex’s Problem with Religion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73q2P7EgTvk

Secularism Defined: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/secularism

High Level of Irreligiosity in Britain: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/11/uk-secularism-on-rise-as-more-than-half-say-they-have-no-religion

The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict by William T. Cavanaugh: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Religious-Violence-Ideology-Conflict/dp/0195385047

The Patron Theory of Politics, applied to religion: https://thejournalofneoabsolutism.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/the-patron-theory-of-politics-revisited-religion-and-conflict/

Feyerabend and the Separation of Science and State: https://americanmind.org/essays/scientism-americas-state-religion/

Magical Words: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRbcQXWEJAJqBgCkay8-_3nI3s70XGBMp

Why Do Atheists Believe in Religion?: https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/2007/04/why-do-atheists-believe-in-religion/

The Oxford Handbook of Secularism (It has a great discussion on secularism and its interaction with non-Western societies): https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Handbook-Secularism-Handbooks/dp/0199988455

Cosmic Skeptic on Muslim Parents and LGBT Rights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG9Amgd5wio

The Philosophy of Nicolás Gómez Dávila: http://don-colacho.blogspot.com/2010/01/authentic-reactionary.html