Grayson Perry: Religion is a beautiful multimedia poem - IQ2 debates

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Grayson Perry argues in favour of the motion "The world needs religion even if it doesn't need God" at this IQ2 debate at The Tabernacle on 24th January 2011.

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God is dead and man has no need of the myths and false consolation that religion offers. That's the battle-cry of Richard Dawkins and other tough-minded critics of religion. And yet millions cling to their faith, finding value and meaning in the concepts and rituals they adhere to. But is this dichotomy all we have to choose from -- prostration or denigration? Some would argue that there's another way, that it's possible to remain an atheist and still make use of certain ideas and practices of religion that secular society has failed to engender -- the promotion of morality and a spirit of community, for example, and the ability to cope with loss, failure and our own mortality. But is this "religion for atheists" something that would ever catch on? Without belief in the numinous and some form of authority wouldn't it all fall apart? And do atheists really need sermons and reminders to be good? Come to the (very secular) Tabernacle in Notting Hill and hear the arguments over a glass of wine and a plate of charcuterie.

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