The Invention of God: The Origins of Mythology and ReligionEarth360.com, 15.01.2011 - 152 Seiten How did mythology and religion first begin? Where did the ideas of “God,” “spirit” and “soul” come from? The author takes us to ancient times, showing us how early humans struggled to make sense of the world around them. Drawing on history, geology, volcanology, anthropology, chemistry, astronomy, archeology, oceanography, biology and cognitive science, the author reveals the surprising true meaning of our most sacred stories. “Bill Lauritzen is some kind of genius.” Sir Arthur C. Clarke. “Anyone interested in science and religion should read this book.” Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, Ph.D., psychologist, UC Irvine. “Bill Lauritzen has systematically analyzed, from an original viewpoint, the historic sources related to the origins of religion. He summarized his research in this interesting and thought-provoking book.” Mamikon Mnatsakanian, Ph.D, astrophysicist and mathematician, California Institute of Technology. |
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Volcanic Lightning Bolts | 25 |
The Bibles Volcanoes | 46 |
The Volcano Gods | 59 |
Geological Creation and Destruction | 78 |
The Oxygen Gods | 100 |
Connecting the Dots | 128 |
Chart | 141 |
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Africa ancient Egypt ancient humans angels animals Ankh atomic Atum Aztecs beneath biosphere blood body breath Budge burning call oxygen carbon Chapter Child of Krakatau crater created creation dead early humans earth earthquakes Egyptian energy eventually Eye of Horus fire flame geological Gods Grand Unification Theory heavens hieroglyphs Home Star homeostasis Homo Horus idea Indonesia Java knowledge Krakatau Lake Lake Turkana land lava bombs lava flows liquid living magma modern mountain mythology myths nature Nile River Nile River Valley observed ocean originally Osiris outgassing oxygen perhaps Phaethon Pharaoh planet probably pyramids Pyroclastic Flow Quetzalcoatl Rama Ravana recycling red-life-liquid references religion rise rock sacred says scientific serpent Seth soil soul spirit stone story sulfur Sunda Strait texts Tezcatlipoca theory Thera things thunder underworld vents volcanic eruption volcanic explosion volcanic island volcanic lightning volcano word Zeus