I believe that stephenhess&#x27;s point was that secular thought was an inferior product <i>in terms of its ability to provide certainty and meaning to people</i>.  If you look at some branches of existentialism, say (You validate your life by having a &quot;final experience?  Or, worse, by experiencing angst?  Seriously?  That&#x27;s how I&#x27;m supposed to validate my existence?), then it becomes pretty hard to disagree with stephenhess (presuming that I understand his point correctly).