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The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal is a 1986 book by the philosopher Paul Kurtz. The book was published by Prometheus Books , a company founded by Kurtz in 1969.
- Paul Kurtz
- 1986
Paul Kurtz. A landmark work. Mandatory reading for anyone who wants to learn to be a good skeptic.In this widely acclaimed and highly controversial book, Paul Kurtz examines the reasons why people accept supernatural and paranormal belief systems in spite of substantial evidence to the contrary.
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In The Transcendental Temptation, Kurtz analyzes how provable are the claims of Jesus, Moses, and Muhammad, as well as the founders of religions on American soil such as Joseph Smith and Ellen White. He also evaluates the activities of the most famous modern psychics and what he believes are the fruitless researches of ...
This acclaimed and controversial book includes sections on mysticism, belief in the afterlife, the existence of God, reincarnation, astrology, and ufology. Kurtz concludes by explaining and...
2. Feb. 2022 · The transcendental temptation. by. Kurtz, Paul, 1925-2012. Publication date. 2013. Topics. Skepticism, Religion -- Controversial literature, Parapsychology, Occultism. Publisher. Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books.
According to the author, it is because there is within the human species a deeply rooted tendency toward magical thinking - the "transcendental temptation" - which undermines critical judgement...
The transcendental temptation : a critique of religion and the paranormal. by. Kurtz, Paul, 1925-. Publication date. 1986. Topics. Skepticism, Religion -- Controversial literature, Parapsychology, Occultism. Publisher. Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books.
