by Bill Lauritzen
Here is the table of contents. Last update: August 23, 2026
Preface
PART I: The Sky Above Us
1.0 The Sunset Delusion
2.0 Earth and Moon Delusions
PART II: The Fire Below Us
3.0 My Journey to Three Active Volcanoes
4.0 Early Human Understanding
5.0 Nile Valley: Pharaohs' Volcanoes
6.0 Nile Valley: Creation Stories
7.0 Nile Valley: The Geology of Myth
8.0 Volcanic Lightning Bolts
9.0 Middle Eastern Myths
10.0 World Myths
11.0 Geomythology
PART III: The Air Around Us
12.0 The Soul and the Spirit
13.0 Universal Energy
14.0 The Breath of God
PART IV: The Knowledge Within Us
15.0 My Awakening
16.0 My Alien Abduction Hoax
17.0 Usable Knowledge
18.0 Why Modern Religion?
19.0 Einstein’s God
PART V: Future Maps
20.0 Does Life Have a Purpose?
21.0 Future Geological Events
22.0 power, persuasion, and desire
23.0 Secular Trust Systems
24.0 Religion, Science and AI
Epilog: Pushing Back
Appendix A: The Sundaland Hypothesis
Appendix B: Making Reasoned Judgments
Appendix B-1: Thinking Errors—Definitions and Examples
Appendix C: Timeline
Appendix D: Geological References in Psalms
Appendix E: Ancient vs. Modern Models
Appendix H: Volcanic Glossary
Selected References
Endnotes
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