Criticism of religion developed from the 17th century onwards. For example, in Asia, no one before the 19th century self-identified as a "Hindu" or other similar identities. With the existence of diverse modern categories of religion such as monotheism, polytheism, pantheism, nontheism and diverse specific religions such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Taoism, Buddhism and many others, it is not always clear to whom the criticisms are aimed at or to what extent they are applicable to other religions. Some criticisms of monotheistic religions have been: Dennett and Harris have asserted that theist religions and their scriptures are not divinely inspired, but man made
The Satanic Scriptures The Satanic Scriptures The Satanic Scriptures is a book by the current High Priest of the Church of Satan, Peter H. Gilmore, published April 30, 2007, by Scapegoat Publishing. The book is a collection of essays and rituals, and features a prelude by Blanche Barton and dedication by Peggy Nadramia. The book has been translated into Spanish, French, German, Russian, Portuguese and Estonian. On Walpurgisnacht of 2017, Underworld Amusements released a new tenth anniversary edition, and has taken over publishing the book from Scapegoat. The new edition features the speech Gilmore gave to the Church of Satan's private 50th Anniversary