The Age newspaper demonstrates the emptiness of secular religion with a 725 word editorial on Christmas that doesn't mention Christ once.

ONE of the most intriguing - and mind-bending - questions is why is there anything. Existence is mysterious, and for many it is miraculous. The beginning of time, space and matter is arguably the only thing to have ever occurred without a cause. Some people seek answers to the mysteries of our planet and the universe through science. Scientific method has generated much knowledge, although wise people realise that what we know is dwarfed by our ignorance. It is, perhaps, humanity's destiny to ask questions to which we will never find a satisfactory answer.

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via The Australian