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Content
Introduction
About the Content
Part I Individual Determinism
Do we choose who we become
Warning
1) Do we choose our soul
2) Do we choose our nature
3) Do we choose our nurture
Human organization
Scarcity
Non-chosen differences
The difficulty of admitting our condition
Admitting Determinism
Determinism and faith
Determinism and human nature
Criminality
Perspective and determinism
My conclusion
Part II Factors distracting humanity from its scientific vocation
Introduction
Chapter One : Doubt and fear of Science.
Fear of Science
Doubt in the capacities of science
Chapter Two : Religion
Why this chapter
Blasphemy
Religion : Definitions
Origin of religions ; The supernatural
Polytheism
Nature, science and polytheism
Sacrifice
Monotheism
Sophisticated polytheism versus simple monotheism
Monotheists and agnostics
A) Non - defined : Righteousness and unrighteousness
Genesis - Exodus
The need to understand characteristics
Before our search for definitions
Incoherent definitions and examples
Disobedience
Violence
Non - admittance of the monotheistic God
Homosexuality
Searching for definitions
The flood : The wickedness of the drowned
1) Noah is "just"
2) Noah is "perfect in his generations"
3) Noah "walks with God"
Babylon
Wickedness of Pharaohs
Conclusion
B) Inconsistencies, errors and impossibilities
Before dealing with errors and impossibilities
Inconsistencies
The Absolute
Good : Absolute or not ?
Good and evil as a perspective
Unchangeable good and evil in man ?
Impossibilities
Genuine monotheism ?
Problematic issues
1) The existence of polytheism
2) The existence of the one God
3) The one God fighting men
4) The issue of the individual name
5) Most powerful
6) Jealousy
Conclusion
Errors
An impossible error in the Genesis : Adam and eve
The dramatic consequences of this myth
Miracles
C) Humane problems with monotheism
1) Arrogance/egoism
2) I and only I
3) Proof versus belief
4) Hope - Faith
5) Love of humanity , religion style
6) Uselessness of laws and commandments
D) Polytheistic attitudes exaggerated in monotheism
Exaggeration of the importance of man in God - man interactions
Exaggeration of the importance of the supernatural
Conclusion
E) Some thoughts on monotheism
1) General
You have to believe first
Proven - unproven
Beyond reason
Clan laws of monotheisms
Idols
Is religion a private matter ?
Prophets
The need to believe
2) New Testament
The non - clarified promise of Christianity
Riches
The dual nature of Jesus
Upgrades
3) Exodus
Slavery
Small conclusion
Chapter three : Democracy
Democracy
Checks and balances
Retrospection
Conclusion
Information
Groups of pressure
The cult of the uniform
What do we decide ?
Elitism
Whistle blowing
Can democracy lead to some authoritarian rule ?
Conclusion
Chapter four : Economic systems
All existing economic systems
Greed
Satisfying man's ego
Social animals
Invasion - war
The minority
Part III Some thoughts
If we fail
Indoctrination
Personal convictions are ... personal
Part IV How should we proceed
Difficulties
The very beginning
Political
Education
1) Awareness of human characteristics
2) Teaching of scientific or measurable subjects
Society
Financing
Part V Conclusion
About the Content
Part I Individual Determinism
Do we choose who we become
Warning
1) Do we choose our soul
2) Do we choose our nature
3) Do we choose our nurture
Human organization
Scarcity
Non-chosen differences
The difficulty of admitting our condition
Admitting Determinism
Determinism and faith
Determinism and human nature
Criminality
Perspective and determinism
My conclusion
Part II Factors distracting humanity from its scientific vocation
Introduction
Chapter One : Doubt and fear of Science.
Fear of Science
Doubt in the capacities of science
Chapter Two : Religion
Why this chapter
Blasphemy
Religion : Definitions
Origin of religions ; The supernatural
Polytheism
Nature, science and polytheism
Sacrifice
Monotheism
Sophisticated polytheism versus simple monotheism
Monotheists and agnostics
A) Non - defined : Righteousness and unrighteousness
Genesis - Exodus
The need to understand characteristics
Before our search for definitions
Incoherent definitions and examples
Disobedience
Violence
Non - admittance of the monotheistic God
Homosexuality
Searching for definitions
The flood : The wickedness of the drowned
1) Noah is "just"
2) Noah is "perfect in his generations"
3) Noah "walks with God"
Babylon
Wickedness of Pharaohs
Conclusion
B) Inconsistencies, errors and impossibilities
Before dealing with errors and impossibilities
Inconsistencies
The Absolute
Good : Absolute or not ?
Good and evil as a perspective
Unchangeable good and evil in man ?
Impossibilities
Genuine monotheism ?
Problematic issues
1) The existence of polytheism
2) The existence of the one God
3) The one God fighting men
4) The issue of the individual name
5) Most powerful
6) Jealousy
Conclusion
Errors
An impossible error in the Genesis : Adam and eve
The dramatic consequences of this myth
Miracles
C) Humane problems with monotheism
1) Arrogance/egoism
2) I and only I
3) Proof versus belief
4) Hope - Faith
5) Love of humanity , religion style
6) Uselessness of laws and commandments
D) Polytheistic attitudes exaggerated in monotheism
Exaggeration of the importance of man in God - man interactions
Exaggeration of the importance of the supernatural
Conclusion
E) Some thoughts on monotheism
1) General
You have to believe first
Proven - unproven
Beyond reason
Clan laws of monotheisms
Idols
Is religion a private matter ?
Prophets
The need to believe
2) New Testament
The non - clarified promise of Christianity
Riches
The dual nature of Jesus
Upgrades
3) Exodus
Slavery
Small conclusion
Chapter three : Democracy
Democracy
Checks and balances
Retrospection
Conclusion
Information
Groups of pressure
The cult of the uniform
What do we decide ?
Elitism
Whistle blowing
Can democracy lead to some authoritarian rule ?
Conclusion
Chapter four : Economic systems
All existing economic systems
Greed
Satisfying man's ego
Social animals
Invasion - war
The minority
Part III Some thoughts
If we fail
Indoctrination
Personal convictions are ... personal
Part IV How should we proceed
Difficulties
The very beginning
Political
Education
1) Awareness of human characteristics
2) Teaching of scientific or measurable subjects
Society
Financing
Part V Conclusion