The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal"In this higly acclaimed and controversial book, Paul Kurtz critically analyses the bases of religion: How provable are the claims of the famous prophets who found religions in their names, Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, Jpseph Smith, Ellen G. White and others? |
Contents
Meaning and transcendence | 17 |
Logical coherence | 51 |
The role of education | 66 |
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