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| The Natural Religion deals with the reality of our lives. It does not have any spiritual or supernatural beliefs of any kind. It is The Natural Religion because it is not a supernatural religion. 
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Dr Brendan Connolly was born in The Netherlands. He studied Zoology and Psychology at Trinity College, Dublin, and completed a Ph.D. in Zoological Ecology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He subsequently worked as Fishery Biologist with the Salmon Research Agency of Ireland and the Irish Central Fisheries Board. Specialising in Human Ecology, he then carried out research on fishing communities in Ireland and The Netherlands, while based in the Anthropology Department of Leiden University. Connolly spent more than 10 years researching and writing The Natural Religion. |
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Order The Natural Religion 240 pages
The Natural Religion by Brendan Connolly Chapter 1 – A New View, A New Religion 1.1: Questioning our Existence. 1.2: What do Religions have in Common? 1.3: Religions in the Past. 1.4: Religion of the Future. 1.5: The Natural Religion – A Personal Choice. Chapter 2 – Life 2.1: Life Thinking about Life. 2.2: The Origin and Essence of Life. 2.3: Creating Life. 2.4: The Function of Life. 2.5: Everything is Energy. 2.6: Energy - The Limit of our Knowledge. 2.7: The System of Life - Why does it Exist? 2.8: Success in Life. 2.9: The Dynamic Balance of Life. Chapter 3 – Before And After Life 3.1: Taboos About Death. 3.2: When A Loved One Stops Living. 3.3: When We Ourselves Stop Living. 3.4: Implications Of The End Of Life. Chapter 4 – Our Origins 4.1: What Are We, And Why? 4.2: Our Ancestors. 4.3: Our Ecology. 4.4: The Human Evolutionary Experiment. 4.5: Essentially Human. Chapter 5 – Our Personal Existence And Our Choices 5.1: Our Personal Being. 5.2: Making Choices. 5.3: Making Errors And Mistakes. 5.4: Being Happy. Chapter 6 – Sex 6.1: Our Main Task. 6.2: Two Sexes. 6.3: Reproducing Our Brain. 6.4: The Role of Human Sex. 6.5: Family Relationships. 6.6: Family Planning. 6.7: Our Sexual Practices. 6.8: The Future of Giving Life. Chapter 7 – Populating The Planet 7.1: Success Of The Human Species. 7.2: Dangers Of Our Success. 7.3: Matching Population Size To Our Resources. 7.4: Are We Suited To Live In High Densities? 7.5: Limiting Our Populations. Chapter 8 – Distributing Our Resources 8.1: Our Resources Fuel Our Life. 8.2: Sharing Versus Ownership. 8.3: Wealth And Poverty. 8.4: Balancing Our Economy. 8.5: A Sustainable, Stable, And Diverse Economy. Chapter 9 – Our Social Life 9.1: Humankind, A Social Animal. 9.2: Leadership. 9.3: Political Compromise. 9.4: War. 9.5: Future Politics. Chapter 10 – Our Consciousness 10.1: Our Mental Needs. 10.2: Development Of Our Consciousness. 10.3: Our Social Emotional Needs. 10.4: The Natural Religion – A Product And A Need Of Our Consciousness. Appendix The Appendix discusses and compares the terms: knowledge information and genetic information, and fact and faith. While these words have generally accepted meanings, their exact definitions are of special significance in this book. |