In the early 19th century, church attendance in Western Europe started sliding down very, very sharply, and people panicked. They asked themselves the following question. They said, where are people going to find the morality, where are they going to find guidance, and where are they going to find sources of consolation? An
— 阿兰・德波顿 《ted》
句子背景
源自阿兰·德波顿在TED的演讲。他描绘了19世纪初西欧发生的一个深刻社会现象:人们去教堂的频率开始急剧、显著地下降。这一变化引发了普遍的恐慌,人们担忧,一旦离开了宗教的框架,社会将失去道德、指引与慰藉的来源。