Book Review: The Evolution of Gods: The Scientific Origin of Divinity and Religions by Dr. Ajay Kansal
Book Details: Title and Author : The Evolution of Gods: The Scientific Origin of Divinity and Religions by Dr. Ajay Kansal Print Length: 214 Pages Publication Date : August 2012 Language: English Genre: Non-Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Comparative Religion, Atheism Blurb: Did gods create humanity or did humans create gods? Did gods create mankind, or did mankind create gods? Why, when and how did mankind begin to worship gods? Religious scriptures the world over claim that one or the other god made all plants and animals, but science has not yet identified any supernatural power that created and governed living beings. Was it man who came up with the idea of gods to help him cope with his own fears? Could it be that ancient people attributed natural phenomena-unfathomable and frightening to them-to the working of invisible gods? What kind of sufferings or fears made people bow before unseen powers or gods as we call them? When were these...