The author analyzes belief in the Christian God and demonstrateshow its defenses crumble with careful analysis. He points out thathistorically thousands of beliefs in deities have appeared, flourished,and faded away. Christianity, he claims, will be no exception. Fundamentalism is flourishing in the U.S., but history reveals thatover time, man's intellect wins. Cases in point. Socrates had to drinkpoison because he would not recognize the Gods of the day. Galileo'svictory over the Catholic Church. The demise of the SpanishInquisition.