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When you appreciate religious culture but reject religious belief

I feel guilty for enjoying the architecture and music in churches when I visit Europe because I feel like I'm being hypocritical about my beliefs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Aesthetic appreciation becomes complicated by ideological consistency, creating unnecessary guilt about human experiences of beauty.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Atheist and secular identity?”

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