At the inaugural U2 conference The Hype and The Feedback in 2009, main speaker Neil McCormick sat down with Greg Clarke of the Centre for Public Christianity (Sydney, Australia) and talked about writing Killing Bono and other equally weighty topics.
Greg recently posted his two-part interview over at the CPX site. Both are really worth a watch, either there or right here.
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Thanks for posting these videos; they’re very interesting. I kinda feel sorry for Neil after watching the second video. He admits that he has a void and it sounds like part of him wants to believe in God; and he thinks the human race is just an accident. I wish the interviewer would have asked Neil if he’s ever talked with Bono about these things, because I can imagine that they’ve had interesting conversations about God.
A very intersting video made me think abit
By the sounds of it I’m sure he’s had those conversations with Bono. Although I am the opposite of him – I am a believer – I kind of admire Neil for being so honest about himself. Bono once said something to the effect of “It’s one thing to believe while you’re in that Holy Huddle, it’s entirely another thing to take those beliefs out into the big world”, and in a way Neil has done the same in reverse. I like how he sticks to his beliefs but isn’t so arrogant that he feels his way is the only way, other ways might be credible. I wish I could take that stance on American politics but it’s hard, I still lean left. Can’t wait for the movie!
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Don’t feel sorry for Neil. I define myself as agnostic and have, at times, defined myself as an atheist. It’s a hard road looking at death and not thinking that anything goes on after that. But if you don’t have faith, you just dont have it. Believe me, I’ve tried to screw faith into my head every which way and it’s never fit. An atheist usually comes to term with their lack of faith and finds a way to appreciate the sanctity of life without faith. I totally think people with faith have an easier road… whens something awful happens to them, they can comfort themselves that it’s part of some plan they don’t understand; when an atheist faces something truly horrible (like the death of a husband, for example), they have to find some way to come back around without God, which involves a lot of pushing, pulling and fighting. Not saying either way is better. It just takes a lot of tough stuff to come back around from the blows in life when you don’t think there’s any point to it. However, it sure does give you a greater love and appreciation for the good times than you ever knew you had in you.