Minerva Lecture Series - Are Religious Beliefs Illusions?

Minerva Lecture
Are Religious Beliefs Illusions?
Patrick J. Hurley, PhD | Philosophy (Emeritus)
A post-retirement trip to Egypt led to an inquiry into Egyptian religion. This inquiry gradually expanded into a 10-year-long investigation into the nature of religion in general, resulting in an interpretation of religion based on its 12,000-year history. In this Minerva Lecture, Patrick J. Hurley, PhD, one of the world’s leading logicians, discusses what led him to write his recent book, Religion, Power, and Illusion: A Genealogy of Religious Belief, and explains the implications of his book’s argument for today’s major religions.