Paul Singh 
The Seduction of Religion [EPUB ebook] 
An Illuminating and Provocative Guide to the Religions of the World

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The Seduction of Religion offers an illuminating and provocative guide to the religions of the world, focussing on the irrationality of religious beliefs. The point of this book is not to preach atheism so much as it is to encourage its readers to reflect more carefully on why they believe what they believe. Every religion, thinks it is the true religion. But clearly they cannot all be right. The Seduction of Religion places each of the religions in its historical context and examines some of their most important doctrines in the light of reason and common sense. At the same time, it treats its reader to a host of amusing facts and anecdotes about the various religions that make the book enjoyable to read. At the heart of the book is a paradox: All religions claim to be the one true religion, but if any one of them is right then all the others are wrong. The Sedcution of Religion introduces its readers to the fascinating history of religions – a history that is the outworkings of this thought-provoking paradox.

Paul Singh is an American scientist, philosopher and a physician. He is a scholar of western and eastern intellectual traditions. He is the author of Discovering Our World: Humanity’s Epic Journey from Myth to Knowledge and The Great Illusion: The Myth of Free Will, Consciousness and the Self.

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CONTENTS

Preface

1. Christianity

The Origins of Christianity

          The Fable of the Christ

          New Testament and Lost Christianities

          The Book of Revelation

 

2. Catholics

The Catholic Faith

          The Pope and the Roman Catholic Church

          A Religion in Crisis

 

3. Eastern Orthodox Church

4. Protestantism

          Lutherans

          Baptists

          Presbyterians

          Methodists

          Episcopalians and Other Liberal Churches

          Pentecostals

          Seventh Day Adventists

5.Christian Science

6. Jehovah’s Witnesses

7. The Mormons

8. Evangelicals

          Tele-evangelism

9. Jews      

10. Zoroastrians

11. Muslims

          The Islamic Faith

          A Religion of Fatwas and Murders

          Plight of Women

          A Religion of Intolerance

          Is Islam Dangerous?

12. Hindus

     Seductive Myths of Hindu Philosophy

     Hindu “Technology of Spirituality”

13. Buddhists

14. Jains

15. Sikhs

16. Scientologists

17. Cults

          Religions are Cults

          How Cult Leaders Botch Up Promise of Religion

          Concluding Remarks

18. A Thousand Questions

19. Organized Religions

          Totalitarian Gods

          Religions are Intolerant

          Religions Mistreat Women

Religions Preach Violence, Fear and Guilt

          A Form of Child Abuse

          Stop Donating

20. Why Billions Still Believe in Organized Faiths

21. Separation of Church and State

22. Does God Exist?

          God or No God?

          Natural or Supernatural?

          On Religious Experience

          Nature or God?

          Living with Uncertainty

          Living with Mortality

          Understanding Religion

          Science or Reason?

          We are all Superstitious

23. It is Time to Abandon Organized Religions

 

Index

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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 300 ● ISBN 9780997054156 ● Taille du fichier 1.8 MB ● Maison d’édition Singh Global Initiatives ● Publié 2019 ● Édition 1 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 6883470 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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