"In a 2006 article for the Los Angeles Times, Sam Harris identified 10 myths about atheism, among them the idea that 'atheists are closed to spiritual experience.'"

"Harris explained: 'There is nothing that prevents an atheist from experiencing love, ecstasy, rapture and awe; atheists can value these experiences and seek them regularly.'"

"And in a post last week, my fellow 13.7 commentator Barbara J. King also wrote about atheism and awe. 'Atheists feel awe, too. Everyone does. That wondrous sense needn't be described by invoking the sacred.'"