How would Krauss and Dawkins feel about a non-theistic system of rituals and ethical norms? The persistence of Chinese Confucianism over thousands of years suggests that such a setting is actually stable in the long run. Some people have proposed that “Atheism” should evolve into something like this, calling it “Atheism 2.0″ - and what’s called “Atheism Plus” is not all that different, being a lean combination of “atheism” (i.e. commitment to a non-theistic cosmology) and humanist ethics.
How would Krauss and Dawkins feel about a non-theistic system of rituals and ethical norms? The persistence of Chinese Confucianism over thousands of years suggests that such a setting is actually stable in the long run. Some people have proposed that “Atheism” should evolve into something like this, calling it “Atheism 2.0″ - and what’s called “Atheism Plus” is not all that different, being a lean combination of “atheism” (i.e. commitment to a non-theistic cosmology) and humanist ethics.