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 End of the Whole Mess The End of the Whole Mess "The End of the Whole Mess" is a short science fiction story by American writer Stephen King, first published in "Omni Magazine" in 1986. It was collected in King's "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" in 1993 and in "" in 2008. The story is written in the form of a personal journal, and tells the story of the narrator Howard Fornoy's genius younger brother's attempt to cure humanity's aggressive tendencies. A TV adaptation of the story was produced by TNT as part of "" and received positive reviews. The story, narrated by Howard Fornoy in the