Agnostic Bible Table of Contents
FORWARD TO THE FIRST 1999 REVISION
FORWARD - A FEW WORDS FROM THE AUTHOR
BOOK I . INTRODUCTION
A . Organization of this Bible
B . The Nature and Function of Historical Perspectives
C . Perspectives of Western Civilization
D . Perspectives of Other Great Religions
E . Lessons to be Learned
F . Why Everyone Should Be An Agnostic
G . I Have Some Good News And Some Bad News . . . .
BOOK II . DOES GOD EXIST?
A . A Few Introductory Words About The "God" Debate
B . An Overview of Spengler's Vision
C . The Arguments For God's Existence - An Agnostic View
D . The "No God" Arguments - An Agnostic View
E . "Pascal's Wager" Is A Trap!
F . God Exists, According To Me
G . Why Agnostics Can Believe In God
H . A Christian Revelation
I . Spengler's "Second Religiousness" Has Appeared
J . A Final Summary Of How I Feel About "God"
BOOK III . THE WEST STILL DECLINES (FIRST SUB-PART, SPENGLER'S VISION OF CYCLICAL HISTORY)
A . An Introduction To Oswald Spengler's Theories
B . An Overview of Spengler's Vision
C . The Cycles of Spiritual Epochs
D . The Cycles of Cultural Epochs
E . The Cycles of Political Epochs
BOOK IV . THE WEST STILL DECLINES (SECOND SUB-PART, THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE WEST)
A . What Exactly Is "Western Civilization?"
B . The Underlying Forces Driving The Decline
C . "Future Shock" Syndrome Also Plays Its Role
D . A Brief Pause For Some Perspective
E . Spengler on Politics: Money vs. Raw Power
F . Spengler's "Second Religiousness" Has Appeared
G . My Views On The Correctness Of Spengler's Predictions
H . XXXXXXXX
BOOK V . THE WEST STILL DECLINES (THIRD SUB-PART, REPLACING "WESTERN CIVILIZATION")
A . The Beginnings Of A New Set Of Cycles
B . Defining Some Basic Principles
C . God, Man, Truth, and Cultural Formation
D . Technology: The Engine Of Greatness
E . The Golden Rule As Our "New" Moral Compass
F . Mankind: The True Arbiter Of Destiny
G . Some Choices For A New Age of Mankind
H . Finally: Progress Towards A Sapient Society
I . A Few Final Words
BOOK VI . RESTORING "FAMILY VALUES" (FIRST SUB-PART, OUR INHERITED VALUE SYSTEM)
A . An Introduction To "My Philosophy"
B . What Is "Philosophy?"
C . What Exactly Is "Western Civilization?"
D . Where Did These Values Come From?
E . Cosmology And The Other Sciences
F . The Social Values Of Past And Present
G . The Strong Need For Social Change
BOOK VII . RESTORING "FAMILY VALUES" (SECOND SUB-PART, A "NEW" VALUE SYSTEM)
A . Basic Values: Truth = Freedom; Mysticism = Slavery
B . My Philosophy
C . The Great Idea
D . The New Family Values
E . Why "God" Is Bad
F . An Agnostic Church, Perhaps?
G . Is "Progress" Real?
BOOK VIII . RESTORING "FAMILY VALUES" (THIRD SUB-PART, ASPECTS OF CHANGE)
A . Side Effects Of Change
B . Comments On Various Social Phenomena
C . XXXXXXXX
D . A Few Closing Thoughts
BOOK IX . DOGMATIC ASSERTIONS
A . The Nature of Dogmatic Assertions
B . The Agnostic Dogma
C . The Universalist Dogma
D . The Utilitarian Dogma
E . The Equality Dogma
F . The Freedom Dogma
G . The Mutual Duty
Dogma
H . The Imperfection Dogma
I . The Exception Dogma
J . The Dangerous Knowledge Dogma
BOOK X . RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES
A . The Nature of Religious Principles
B . The Fundamental Principle
C . The Principle of Paucity
D . The Principle of Consequences
E . The Principle of Avoidance of Tyranny
F . The Principle of Tolerance
G . The Principle of The Supremacy of Science
H . The Principle of XXXXX
BOOK XI . RULES FOR LIFE (FIRST SUB-PART, GENERAL AND INDIVIDUAL RULES)
A . The Nature of Rules For Life
B . The Golden Rule
C . The Rules of Privacy and Intervention
D . The Rules of Development
E . X The Rule of Cooperation
F . The Rule of Honesty
G . The Rules of Virtue and Vice
H . The Rules of Distinctions
I . The Rules For Moral Choices
J . The Rules of Individual Responsibility
K . The Rules Of Community Service
L . The Rules of Human Sexuality
BOOK XII . RULES FOR LIFE (SECOND SUB-PART, FAMILY AND TRIBAL RULES)
A . What Is A "Tribe" And Why Do I Want To Join One?
B . The Rules of Early Childhood Development
C . The Rules of Family Composition
D . The Rules of Tribal Composition
E . The Rules of Family and Tribal Responsibility
F . The Rules For Support of Young Relationships
G . XXXXX
H . XXXXX
BOOK XIII . RULES FOR LIFE (THIRD SUB-PART, ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT RULES)
A . Rules For Tribal Courts
B . Rules For Church Symbols
BOOK XIV . ADVICE AND COMMENTARY ON OURSELVES
A . Nature of this Advice and Commentary
B . A Commentary On Property
C . A Commentary On "Progress"
D . A Commentary On Motivation
E . xxx
BOOK XV . THE GREAT DEBATES (UNRESOLVED MORAL ISSUES)
A . Nature of the Great Debates
B . Should We Encourage Young Committed Relationships?
C . Do Depictions of Proscribed Conduct CAUSE Proscribed Conduct?
BOOK XVI . GLOSSARY OF TERMS
A . Agnostic
B . Anthropomorphic
C . Atheist
D . XXXXX
E . Church
F . XXXXX
G . Contemporary
H . Civilization
I . Culture
J . XXXXX
K . Dogma
L . Faith
M . Fundamentalism
N . XXXXX
O . Principle
P . XXXXX
Q . Rule
R . XXXXX
S . Tribe
T . XXXXX
U . Wisdom
V . XXXXX
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