Just finished reading The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal by Paul Kurtz. Kurtz is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo and a lifelong proponent of secular humanism. He has a wonderfully readable writing style and is able to express his ideas clearly and in non-technological language easily understandable by laypeople; something of a rarity among modern philosophers. The book is a critical look at the foundations of mainstream religions as well as the new age movement. Highly recommended.
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