The Concept of God
Religion
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upon him, became a historical personality, in the
full sense of the word.
Because of non-existent documentation, all the
other religions and their founders have come to be
considered lacking in credence. One who examines
these religions objectively feels that he is studying
beliefs rather than history, for the personalities
associated with these religions, their religious
scriptures and their teachings have been
demonstrated to be scientifically and historically
unreliable.
An Encyclopaedia of the Hindu religion, published
under the title
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
, drew the
comment from a scholar that it would be more aptly
titled
Encyclopaedia of Hindu Mythology.
This is the
case with all religions. All the faiths save Islam may
be classified as mythologies rather than religions in
the scientific and historical sense.
The subject matter of ancient alchemy and modern
chemistry is one and the same. Yet we all know that
there is a basic difference between the two.
Alchemy was based on unproved speculations,
while modern chemistry is based on facts proved by
