The Necessity of Atheism

Contents
I THE EVOLUTION OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS 21
II THE KORAN AND THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS 31
III THE PROPHETS MOHAMMED, JESUS, AND MOSES CHARLATANS OR VICTIMS OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISEASE 65
IV SOUNDNESS OF A FOUNDATION FOR A BELIEF IN A DEITY 94
V THE PERSISTENCE OF RELIGION 115
VI RELIGION AND SCIENCE 120
VII RELIGION AND MEDICINE 126
VIII RELIGION AND ASTRONOMY 148
IX RELIGION AND GEOGRAPHY 151
X RELIGION AND CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 154
XI RELIGION AND GEOLOGY, PHILOLOGY AND EVOLUTION ...