Some, None or Done: A Zen Atheist

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By JUDY SILBER • 10 HOURS AGO

We've been asking our listeners through a survey: What role do religion and spirituality play in your life? Heather Hernandez responded. She's a Berkeley librarian who calls herself a Zen Atheist.

Hernandez fits into the growing category that demographers call the "Nones". Nones don't have a religious affiliation, rather they are atheists, agnostics and seekers.

Hernandez says she realized she was an atheist first, but then discovered Zen through a book. That also made sense to her. Atheism was how she thought about God, but Zen was a way to slow down and be thoughtful about her life.

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