FOR INDEPENDENT THINKERS ONLY Among topics considered in this book are: 1. What is the nature of life? 2. Is there a purpose to life? 3. A version of the Ancient Wisdom Teachings -- the source of many important religious beliefs. 4. Some of the deceptive symbols priesthoods have used when interpreting these Teachings for their lay followers. 5. Did a perfect, compassionate Creator - God ever desire or command humans to offer sacrifices? 6. OR did priests institute the practice of offering sacrifices because they benefited materially from receiving (on behalf of God or the gods) these sacred gifts donated by their faithful? 7. Who originated the Holy Eucharist (Holy Communion) sacrament -- St. Paul or Jesus of Nazareth? 8. Was it the earliest Sumerian priests (or their ancestors) who first introduced (a) the custom of making women subservient to men; (b) prostitution; (c) organized warfare; (d) the class system and other evils which -- through the influence of later authoritarian priesthoods -- have led to much of the misery and confusion in the world today?