... often put on the same podium to debate our beliefs, my realistic belief in the basic psychological drives that motivate us and her idealistic concep... ...gy and philosophy is whether humans have instincts. It is clear that animals have them. But if we are going to operate with the religious and philos... ...hilosophies, economic needs and blessings each influence our needs for and, our views of, an afterlife. The same influences seem to affect our concep... ... or the poverty of the country that reduces the fanaticism found in the religions of the richer West—most Hindus don‘t care what you believe. Buddhi... ...ieve. Buddhists have the same problem with not being irrationally power driven. Has there ever been a war to advance Buddhism? Even though the Buddhi...

...PLY—AND UNDERSTAND OUR THINKING 20 OUR BASIC ASSUMPTIONS 24 -- THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR VALUES -- 24 SELF-CENTEREDASSUMPTIONS 32 GODBASEDASSUMPTIONS 41 CONCEPTS OF GOD 45 3 WHAT IS GOD LIKE? 46 THEISM 49 PROOFS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD 53 IS AMERICA A CHRISTIAN NATION? 57 WHO GETS TO GO TO HEAVEN? 63 DEISM 65 PANTHEISM AND PANENTHEISM 67 AGNOSTICISM 68 ATHEISM 71 SATANISM 96...