There seems to be a widespread notion that belief is, in itself, a good
thing, but in this book I argue that, for at least some
people, freeing oneself from all belief systems brings a huge sense of
relief. I illustrate this by describing my own experience of Roman
Catholicism and Transcendental Meditation. I also look at the evidence
for miraculous cures for cancer and at ideas about the soul, with
particular reference to survival. And I have a discussion of how
religions are transmitted, which I think depends on story-telling and
language as much as on formal belief. This is a wide-ranging book with a
lot of ideas.
New!: You can also get it as an e-book in a variety of formats,
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Preface
1: The Casaubon Delusion
2: Roman Catholicism
3: Starting TM
4: Doubts and Difficulties
5: Moving On
6: Mysticism
7: The Religious Imagination
8: Buddhism
9: Miracles
10: The Soul
11: Letting Go
A: References for Chapter 9
Bibliography
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