https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2011/11/23/living-in-the-material-world/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:58:22 -0400<![CDATA[By the early 1970s, the myth of the Beatles lay in ruins. Paul and Ringo escaped into the world of light pop, but John and George decamped in polar opposite directions. John&#8217;s first two major solo albums each had songs declaring his atheism, with his first declaring  &#8220;God is a Concept by which we measure our pain&#8230;I don&#8217;t believe in Bible&#8230;I don&#8217;t believe in Jesus,&#8221; on his Plastic Ono Band album, recorded during his &#8220;Primal Scream&#8221; phase, and then with his now legendary anti-hymn to nihilism, &#8220;Imagine.&#8221;]]>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:30:29 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2011/11/23/living-in-the-material-world-n137834