![]() ![]() Just because I don’t feel hungry for most of the day, doesn’t mean I can skip meals forever! In the same way, we cannot banish the instinct for religion. That is why secularists can form the mistaken impression that it is possible to dispense with the instinct for religion. When I say the instinct for religion is universal, it does not mean that it is present all the time. So this introduces a new element into our understanding of ‘universal’. The need for food to survive is universal. The term universal seems to imply that something is present all the time. Now, there is a confusion in discussing the term ‘universal’. I believe that the instinct for religion is universal, and secularism’s attempt to dismiss it was a failure. ![]() ![]() I was particularly intrigued by your idea of the failure of secularism to fully contend with the influence of religion, which is what led you to organise the conferences, and also write this book. ![]()
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