Antidelusion: In Quest of Truth

There are "delusionarians," and there are "antidelusionarians." After reading Antidelusion, you may wish to seriously consider which you will choose to be. In this explosive and eye-opening declaration of independence from long-held religious beliefs, Max Cohen challenges our beliefs, thought processes, and ways of life in an intelligent proposal to seek the truth. Introducing the terms "delusionarian" and "antidelusionarian," he demonstrates the result of continuous subjection to various theories, stories of origin, and political schemes. Exposed to these means and methods of delusion, people have become believers and followers encouraged by political systems that often promote and exaggerate political and religious beliefs further developing the delusion. As the untruth grows deeper within the human psyche, so then does the resistance to accept another view or truth. This book examines creation stories from various religions to demonstrate the similarities in these tales of human origin. God and gods are placed under a microscope to dissect validity and the reason for man-made ideas of a greater being overseeing and ruling our planet and our lives from above or beyond. The establishment of a Christian God, Muslim Allah, and the various Greek gods of ancient times, set the groundwork for modern governments. Bibles and priests and temples are objectively real, and they are the source of humanity's love of God, whether or not as delusion. Antidelusion promises only to begin the quest to end acceptance of delusion by underscoring the even more ancient human origins of current Biblical tales and allegedly divine revelations. By drawing parallels between ancient thought, stories of creation, and our modern political models, it becomes clear that somewhere along the way, things have gone greatly amiss. Antidelusion is a course in facing denial, a test of the reader's will and ability to accept a reality that may be uncomfortable, but may be essential if we are to move forward as a country, and as a planet of civilized people. Today's modern world of technology provides communication of factual information which did not exist prior to computers and the Internet, and has created an opportunity to enter an era of intellectual freedom and creativity such as never before possible. As the old saying goes, "Nothing changes if nothing changes," but once a truth has been revealed, there may be no going back. Antidelusion is a testament that change is necessary, a new thesis which declares God to be a delusion and irrelevant.