Thanks. The word "atheism" does have baggage in the US because of the Cold War associations. But that's only a label. One thing I try to do in this article is to emphasize the distinction between Taylor's deconstruction of the secular mindset, and a refutation of secular propostiions.

I'm also interested in the question of human transcendence or progress, which is why I've written on transhumanism. See below, for example:

https://medium.com/the-philosophers-stone/transhuman-epistemology-knowledge-in-the-greater-scheme-78d68bdc6704?sk=e47050735c56aeda7ec12647bbc090b3

https://medium.com/illumination-curated/the-stakes-of-transhuman-godhood-7a5b39bf0433?sk=37652a96a645529b50ee3059237a5d11

https://medium.com/illumination-curated/should-transhumanists-be-pessimistic-about-human-nature-2c2f46122fb7?sk=ab2fdb107eea4a099fe22c9a7a9d74c0

https://medium.com/illumination-curated/does-transhumanism-rehash-the-delusions-of-progressive-religion-532aa1f0c784?sk=165601f7308bd1480cc894848d93fea4