William R. Harwood
William R. Harwood is a scientist and author, contributor to Skeptical Inquirer, Free Inquiry, and contributing editor to the American Rationalist. He is the author of over 50 books including Mythology’s Last Gods (Prometheus, 1992), God, Jesus and the Bible: The Origin and Evolution of Religion, Dictionary of Contemporary Mythology; The Disinformation Cycle; several novels, and the two-volume The Fully Translated Bible (ed/tr), as well as over 600 articles and book reviews for periodicals in nine countries.[1][2][3]
He obtained his B.Ed and M.A from the University of Calgary in 1972 and 1974, M.Litt. from the University of Cambridge in 1979, and Ph.D. from Columbia Pacific University in 1983.[4]
Goodreads maintains a quote by Dr. Harwood:[5]
“ | "The difference between faith and insanity is that faith is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence, whereas insanity is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence." | ” |
Books
- Dictionary of Contemporary Mythology[6][7]
- Mythology’s Last Gods: Yahweh and Jesus (Prometheus, 1992)[8]
- Complete Proof That the Earth is Flat—Or That the Bible is Fiction: There is No Third Alternative[9]
- Space Odyssey: Voyaging Through the Cosmos[10]
References
- ↑ ""Dr. William R. Harwood, somewhere in Canada"".
- ↑ ""Counsel for Secular Humanism, William Harwood"".
- ↑ ""Skeptical Inquirer, William Harwood"".
- ↑ ""Amazon: From the Back Cover of Mythology's Last Gods"".
- ↑ ""Goodreads"".
- ↑ ""Amazon, Dictionary of Contemporary Mythology"".
- ↑ ""Goodreads"".
- ↑ ""Amazon, Mythology’s Last Gods"".
- ↑ ""Amazon, Complete Proof That the Earth is Flat"".
- ↑ ""Amazon, Space Odyssey"".