Beyond God: Why religions are False, Outdated and Dangerous

by Peter Klein

Overview

Religious beliefs and institutions continue to be the cause of many problems around the world. Over the last 100,00+ years humankind has gone through three different phases in trying to understand and explain how things came to be: The Magical, The Religious and now The Scientific.

Is it now time to dispense with mythology and superstitions as a way to live our lives and fully embrace the scientific method?

This book incisively scrutinises religions, refuting their claims by assessing the evidence from cosmology, evolutionary biology, theology, philosophy, morality and the scientific method. The analysis is sprinkled throughout with humour and quotes to keep the reader engaged from start to finish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780648258117
Publisher:	Peter Klein
Publication date:	02/28/2018
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Raised on a diet of science and travel, Peter klein was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1970. He has travelled widely and has so far visited 37 different countries. This exposure and his thirst for knowledge has made him aware of the various issues created by the different religions across the globe. Raising a daughter has made him more acutely aware of the inequities and devaluation of women created and upheld by religious teachings and the necessity to elevate this discussion further.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

Author’s note

1 Our home: the universe and the place we call “Earth”

2 How did we get here?

3 The appearance of humans

4 The history of deity beliefs

5 The current main monotheistic religions

6 Morals and ethics: what are they and who “owns” them?

7 On prayer, the soul, heaven and hell

8 Can we move on from religions?

9 Good and bad

10 The meaning of life and spirituality without religion

11 Where to from here?

Conclusion

Credits

Acknowledgements

Endnotes