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LINK Climber Alex Honnold on Filming “Free Solo,” Facing Death and Rejecting Religion

Read a great article about climber Alex Honnold in which he says, about religion, "I think it’s all just medieval superstition. Religion relies on some desire for a spiritual connection and I do get that from just being out in Yosemite. I get that feeling of grandeur and awe in the world sitting on a cliff at sunset, watching the mountains glow pink, that a lot of people get through religious faith....I think some people turn to faith as a crutch, to avoid thinking about mortality — you know, “Well, I’ll carry on forever in some eternal kingdom.” But the harder thing is to stare into the abyss and understand that when it’s over, it’s over."

ReadyforaChange 7 May 27
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...which means he's even more courageous than a theist, who can convince himself he's "falling into god's arms."

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