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PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101911350285
ISBN-139781911350286
eBay Product ID (ePID)24038394997
Product Key Features
Book TitleDangerous Illusions : How Religion Deprives Us of Happiness
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAtheism, Religious, General, Agnosticism
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Philosophy
AuthorVitaly Malkin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight46.4 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsExceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Dangerous Illusions: How Religion Deprives Us of Happiness" is an iconoclastic and philosophical tour-de-force from beginning to end.
Dewey Decimal211.8
Table Of ContentContents: Reason or Chimeras; The Sovereign of Evil; Hello Death, Our First Step Toward Heaven; The Unbearable Joy of Suffering; The Great Battle Against Pleasure; Sex is God's Greatest Enemy; Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods But Me; The Battle Against Onanism.
Synopsis"Exceptionally well written, organised and presented... an iconoclastic, tour-de-force from beginning to end." - Midwest Book Review Vitaly Malkin - philanthropist, businessman, investor - shares a decade of research on the evolution of religion in his meticulous and impassioned Dangerous Illusions, arguing that religion's long-standing clash with reason has lead to violence, masochism, oppression, and misery. Dangerous Illusions examines what Malkin believes are religion's illusory foundations, calling on his readers to question religion's value in a society as advanced as ours. Malkin tackles issues like suffering and evil, pleasure and asceticism, and sex and celibacy, through the lens of the three major monotheistic religions - Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Dangerous Illusions fearlessly refutes some of our most archaic beliefs, encouraging all of us - even the agnostic-leaning - to be more aware of the dangers that religion poses to our happiness and collective intellectual advancement. Malkin ultimately lays out an accessible and convincing case for the human race to reject the "chimera" that religion is in favor of logic and reason if only to live a happier life in the present. With editions in France, Spain, Italy, Israel, Germany, the UK, and the US, Malkin's meticulously researched Dangerous Illusions has made its mark as a valuable resource in the recently resurrected discourse around atheism. "Malkin's book, while meticulously researched and written in great depth, is very accessible to the average reader. I would challenge you to buy a copy and share it with those friends and family members who might be willing to learn and reason." - Karen Garst, PhD Faithless Feminist, Based on 10 years of dedicated research, Dangerous Illusions is a battle cry for the human race to throw off religion in favour of logic and reason. In this committed and passionate book, author Vitaly Malkin - a philanthropist, business man and investor - argues for a radical shift in humanity's thinking about religion; that reason and religion cannot co-exist, and that mankind will only be truly happy if we are able to shake off the illusions of religion in order to live a life more rooted in the present. Dangerous Illusions sets out to explore the irrational demands that religion makes of man and asks the reader to question what benefit these acts offer human beings in this life. Malkin scrutinises topics such as suffering and evil, pleasure and asceticism, sex and celibacy, and circumcision and excision, through the lens of the three major world monotheistic religions - Christianity, Islam and Judaism. In doing so, the book fearlessly refutes our most careless beliefs, encouraging us to be more aware of the dangers religions pose to our society and, even to change our intellectual practices altogether., Based on 10 years of dedicated research, Dangerous Illusions is a battle cry for the human race to throw off religion in favour of logic and reason.In this committed and passionate book, author Vitaly Malkin - a philanthropist, business man and investor - argues for a radical shift in humanity's thinking about religion; that reason and religion cannot co-exist, and that mankind will only be truly happy if we are able to shake off the illusions of religion in order to live a life more rooted in the present.Dangerous Illusions sets out to explore the irrational demands that religion makes of man and asks the reader to question what benefit these acts offer human beings in this life. Malkin scrutinises topics such as suffering and evil, pleasure and asceticism, sex and celibacy, and circumcision and excision, through the lens of the three major world monotheistic religions - Christianity, Islam and Judaism.In doing so, the book fearlessly refutes our most careless beliefs, encouraging us to be more aware of the dangers religions pose to our society and, even to change our intellectual practices altogether.
LC Classification NumberBL2747
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- 03. Sep. 2019
Very good
It’s a heavy book and heavy reading. But worth it..Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
