It Is Time to Redefine God : A Psychological and Natural Science Perspective.

Intro -- It Is Time to Redefine God -- About The Author -- About The Book -- Dedication -- Copyright Information © -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Needs, Convictions, and the Concept of God -- The Influence of Natural Phenomena -- Society's Influence and the Motivational Ability of a God -- Personification, Humanization, and Deification -- The Influence of Nurturing and the Need for Protection -- Accepting Simple, Uncomplicated Explanations -- Stories, Fables, and Myths -- The Need to Have Someone to Manipulate and to Take the Blame -- The Reluctance to Change Deep-Seated Convictions or Values -- Chapter 2 -- The Process That Created and Changed Everything -- Research About Our Subatomic Environment -- Atoms Evolved from Plasma -- The Wonder of Space -- The Program for Creation After the Big Bang -- The Principle of Structural Programming -- The Evolution of Complex Structures Inside the Universe -- The Progression of Time and Events -- Chapter 3 -- A Search for Ideas About God That Makes Sense -- A Sample of Current Ideas About God -- God and Nature -- The Creator -- The Eternal, Ubiquitous Body of God -- The Universe and the All-Knowing Awareness of God -- The Possibility of an Intelligent, Thinking Universe -- Everything Makes Sense If God Is Everything -- Chapter 4 -- The Evolution of Life Forms and Human Beings on Earth -- Chemical Compounds Became Alive -- Living Organisms Started Altering the Environment on Earth -- Biological Programming for Cooperation -- The Balancing Act of Biological Programs -- The Organization of the Cells Inside the Body -- Programmed Behavior -- The Structure in the Brain That Makes Us Truly Human -- Chapter 5 -- Speculative Answers to Interesting Questions -- What Is the Underlying Cause of "Supernatural" Phenomena? -- Is It Possible to Know the Future?.

Are We Still Subjected to Nature's Trial-and-Error Selection Process? -- Does God Make Use of the Process of Natural Selection? -- Is God Consciously Involved with the Selection of People? -- What Is Good and What Is Evil? -- What Influences Us to Be Evil? -- Is Any Supernatural Life Form Possible? -- Was Jesus Really the Son of God? -- Was Jesus More Than a Very Remarkable Human Being? -- Chapter 6 -- The Future: -- Heaven or Hell on Earth -- The Development of the Concepts of Heaven, Hell, and an Afterlife -- Religious Traditions, Lies, and Symbolism -- Jesus Explained the Kingdom of God -- Hell on Earth -- The Coming of Heaven to Earth -- The Selection of Leaders and a Government -- The Conservation of Nature -- Science, Technology, and Altruism Pave the Way to Paradise -- No More Suffering, Inherited Diseases, or Untimely Death -- Epilogue -- References.

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