Authoritarianism—The view that knowledge cannot be questioned, as opposed to the free spirit of inquiry.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-A-›Authoritarianism-The view Authoritarianism-The view that knowledge cannot be questioned, as opposed to the free spirit of inquiry. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/a/authoritarianism-the-view-that-knowledge-cannot-be-questione Previous: Atheism-From the Greek theos (a, not and thes, God). In it most blatant form, atheism argues that God does not exist. The proof of that claim is that He is not available to our sensory inspection. Also, religious doctrines that oppose theism are not theistic, hence atheistic. As explained in the entry for theism, the Vedic account of Lord Krsna's immanence and transcendence is the clearest demonstration of the standard definition of theism. To oppose Vaisnava philosophy is therefore to court atheism. Much of what passes for religion is actually atheism in pious disguise. Atheism disguised as religion is called Deism, Semi-deism, Dualism, Henotheism, Kathenotheism, Panpsychism, Pantheism, and Polytheism. These entries, together with the entry for Theism, may be consulted for a clearer understanding. Next: Atibari-sampradaya-bogus disciplic succession coming from an Orissan named Jagannatha dasa, who was a contemporary of Lord Caitanya. Initially, he was a follower of Haridasa Thakura, but he later rejected him.