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This book was worthwhile and made me shiver. The Author writes a historian synopsis or takes a rather scientific approach. It is recent history! Not too long ago. Now we should watch secularism. Why is Europe governed by so many Christian Democratic parties?
Anyway, some religions really did split god in two pieces, a good and a bad entity. The bad was called devil and naturally they started to fight the same! In the end everything that was different was considered evil and subject of inquisition, fire watering and pricking, stigmata!
If a god is good and almighty then why doesn't that god obliterate the devil? ...
The fear of god. Long term exposure to fear can cause mental disorder.