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user-inactivated · 3216 days ago · link · · parent · post: What makes an atheist love religious music?
My entry: I'm about as non-believer as you can get, but damn if that does not his some sort of ASMR response in me. Music theory works no matter the subject matter. Go through some of Mozart's old stuff and it is all church and mass/choir music. Go through Vivaldi (an ordained priest BTW) and almost all of it was written for the church. There is also something to be said for black Gospel music of the 40's and 50's. There is a part of me that wants to experience what it was like to be a church in the early 50's listening to this live. So what makes this non-believer seek out and listen to religious music? It's good music and I enjoy listening to good music.