Asking similar questions about the Quran and various other religion’s holy texts, and just general popularity of many cults and things, makes you realise an idea or set of such things has no requirement to be true to be popular. In fact, looking at the self-help section in a bookstore reminds you of this (see Lukeprog’s self-help sequence first post). I also believe that Richard Carrier has a book called ‘Not the Impossible Faith’ which discusses this question, although defo check that if you’re thinking of buying for that purpose.
Asking similar questions about the Quran and various other religion’s holy texts, and just general popularity of many cults and things, makes you realise an idea or set of such things has no requirement to be true to be popular. In fact, looking at the self-help section in a bookstore reminds you of this (see Lukeprog’s self-help sequence first post). I also believe that Richard Carrier has a book called ‘Not the Impossible Faith’ which discusses this question, although defo check that if you’re thinking of buying for that purpose.