Synopses & Reviews
The central question this book addresses is: why do so many people swallow the doctrines of religion? Following an attempt to analyze the nature of belief, it considers the Bible as a basis for religious belief and explores the conceptual difficulties in the New Testament view of humans.
Synopsis
Why do so many people--sometimes even intelligent people--swallow the preposterous doctrines of religion? Professor Wells, the leading freethinker of our time, tries to shed light on this puzzle in this wide-ranging, entertaining, and enormously learned book.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-295) and indexes.