Since we can see that childhood indoctrination, threats of punishment, cultural isolation, biased argumentation, cognitive dissonance, low self-esteem, and low intelligence lead people to illogical conclusions about religion, the question should now become how to undo the effects of some of these phenomena. One of the primary findings of persuasive psychology is that, outside […]
The problem with Miracles
Folk-Lore in the Old Testament – Vol 3 – Sir James George Frazer – pdf
Folk-Lore in the Old Testament – Vol 2 – Sir James George Frazer – pdf
The Old Testament, Studies in Comparative Religion, Legend and Law – Vol 1 – Sir James George Frazer – pdf
The Bible Unmasked (The Bible that is Never Quoted) – Sri Rama Ramanuja Achari pdf
Emotion and Logic – Dr Jason Long
Biblical Absurdity at its Finest – Dr Jason Long
No reader can truthfully deny that multitudes of curious occurrences are readily observable in the Bible. To a Christian believer, these strange events are nothing more than the mysterious ways of God. To a freethinker, the alleged phenomena are an indicative subset of the widespread superstitious beliefs held by our ancestors. There are […]
The Myths of Israel: The Ancient Book of Genesis with Analysis and Explanation of Its Composition – Amos Kidder Fiske pdf
The Great Epic of Israel – Amos Kidder
Supernatural Beliefs: The Trillion-Dollar Fraud – James A. Haught
What if the whole supernatural spectrum and its huge army of practitioners constitute a trillion-dollar fraud? (Photo: Lane Pearman / Flickr) Think of the amazing number of supernatural beliefs held by people: Gods, goddesses, devils, demons, angels, heavens, hells, purgatories, limbos, miracles, prophecies, visions, auras, saviors, virgin births, immaculate conceptions, resurrections, bodily ascensions, faith-healings, exorcisms, […]