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Developing A Universal Religion

 * Developing A Universal Religion
 * Preface


 * Part 1: Thinking and Moral Problems
 * Introduction to Part One
 * Thinking
 * The Brain
 * The Mind
 * First- And Second-Level Thinking
 * First-Level Thinking—Awareness
 * Second-Level Thinking—Association
 * Third-Level Thinking And Language
 * Language And Uniqueness
 * Thinking And The Universe
 * Thinking And Intelligence
 * Summary
 * Solving Problems
 * Mathematical Problems
 * Scientific Problems
 * Problem Environments
 * Moral Problems
 * Summary
 * Making Decisions
 * Practical Decisions
 * Moral Decisions
 * Summary
 * Conclusion to Part One
 * Consciousness And Conscience
 * Purpose And Meaning


 * Part 2: Religions and Their Source
 * Introduction to Part Two
 * Religions' Origins
 * Assumptions
 * Ancient Assumptions
 * Life After Death
 * The Existence Of Gods
 * Beliefs
 * Leaders
 * Summary
 * Revelations And Conversions
 * Memory Linking
 * Constructs
 * Reformations, Conversions And Revelations
 * Reformations
 * Conversions
 * Revelations
 * The Source Of Revelations
 * Summary
 * Present Day Religions
 * Some Major Religions
 * Christianity
 * Islam
 * Hinduism
 * Buddhism
 * Judaism
 * Atheists And Non-Believers
 * Common Features
 * Summary
 * Conclusion to Part Two
 * Rationality In Science And Religion
 * Creativity, Free Will, And A Revelation


 * Part 3: Purpose
 * Introduction to Part Three
 * The Universe
 * What We See In The Sky
 * The Expanding Universe
 * What Happened After The Big Bang
 * The Life Of A Typical Star
 * The Earth
 * What Started It All?
 * Summary
 * Life
 * Possible Origins Of Life On Earth
 * Development Of Life On Earth
 * Evolution
 * The Probability That Life Exists Elsewhere
 * Intelligent Life
 * Summary
 * Looking For A Purpose
 * Can We Adopt The Universe's Purpose?
 * Can We Use Life's Purpose?
 * Learning And Purpose
 * What Purpose Can We Use?
 * Summary
 * Life And Exploiting
 * The Behaviour Of Living Things
 * Energy And Life
 * Life's Beginning
 * Exploiting
 * Complexity, Intelligence And Evolution
 * Summary
 * Conclusion to Part Three
 * Gödel’s Theorem, General Systems Theory, and The Conservation Laws
 * Origin Theory Modifications


 * Part 4: Development
 * Introduction to Part Four
 * Why Bother?
 * Why Develop A Universal Purpose?
 * Why Choose Life's Possible Endpoint?
 * Why Do Anything?
 * Summary
 * Possible Applications
 * World Problems
 * Exploitive Excesses
 * Globalization
 * Genetics
 * Summary
 * Determining Moral Behaviours
 * The Facts Of Life
 * Behaviours Rewarded By Life
 * Behaviours That Enhance Life
 * Determining Moral Behaviour
 * Killing
 * Personal Freedom
 * Genetic Manipulation
 * Summary
 * A Universal Religion
 * Characteristics Of A Universal Religion
 * Developing A Universal Religion
 * Summary
 * Conclusion to Part Four
 * Multi-year Targets