Ideas from 'Seven Types of Atheism' by John Gray [2018], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Seven Types of Atheism' by Gray,John [Penguin 2019,978-0-141-98110-9]].

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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

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Free atheism should start by questioning its faith in humanity

29. Religion / A. Polytheistic Religion / 4. Dualist Religion

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Gnosticism has a supreme creator God, giving way to a possibly hostile Demiurge

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism

23056

Judaism only became monotheistic around 550 BCE

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / a. Christianity

23055

Christians introduced the idea that a religion needs a creed

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

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Buddhism has no divinity or souls, and the aim is to lose the illusion of a self