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  1. The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal is a 1986 book by the philosopher Paul Kurtz. The book was published by Prometheus Books , a company founded by Kurtz in 1969.

  2. 1 de mar. de 1991 · A landmark work. Mandatory reading for anyone who wants to learn to be a good skeptic.In this widely acclaimed and highly controversial book, Paul Kurtz examines the reasons why people accept supernatural and paranormal belief systems in spite of substantial evidence to the contrary.

  3. Is there some underlying need to believe in myths, to accept illusions as truth and defend them despite reason? What are the origins of this need, this temptation for the irrational and unproven, even patently false?

  4. 2 de feb. de 2022 · The transcendental temptation. by. Kurtz, Paul, 1925-2012. Publication date. 2013. Topics. Skepticism, Religion -- Controversial literature, Parapsychology, Occultism. Publisher. Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books.

  5. 10 de sept. de 2013 · This acclaimed and controversial book includes sections on mysticism, belief in the afterlife, the existence of God, reincarnation, astrology, and ufology. Kurtz concludes by explaining and...

  6. This acclaimed and controversial book includes sections on mysticism, belief in the afterlife, the existence of God, reincarnation, astrology, and ufology. Kurtz concludes by explaining and...

  7. According to the author, it is because there is within the human species a deeply rooted tendency toward magical thinking - the "transcendental temptation" - which undermines critical judgment and paves the way for willful beliefs.