The New Atheists often assert that people cling to faith from a place of weakness. In response to this, Christian Wiman, who has long battled cancer, was quoted in the May 6, 2013 issue of The New Yorker as saying: “To admit that there may be some psychological need informing your return to faith does not preclude or diminish the spiritual imperative, any more than acknowledging the chemical aspects of sexual attraction lessens the mystery of enduring human love.”