Former Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian breaks down the "substitution hypothesis,” which suggests that the decline of religious belief has left a cultural void filled by new secular ideologies—such as critical social justice, wokeness, DEI, or any other label you prefer. Peter reflects on how the atheist movement, originally centered on reason and skepticism, has been overtaken by critical social justice, indicating that the “substitution hypothesis” may be correct. He questions whether societies need shared belief systems to thrive—and if so, whether older religious frameworks might be preferable to the divisive ideologies that have risen in their place.
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