Some Mistakes of MosesCosimo, Inc., 1. jan. 2009 - 272 síður As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good idea, he believed), and other contentious matters of his era made him a wildly popular orator and critic of 19th-century American culture and public life. First published in 1879, this audaciously titled volume is a collection of short essays challenging the concept of biblical inerrancy. Focusing on the first five books of the Bible, once popularly believed to have been written by Moses, Ingersoll highlights the savageries, absurdities, injustices, and scientific inaccuracies of the writings considered noble and true by so many. As enjoyable a read as it is a provocative one, this is the lost classic of a true American original. |
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Síða 19
... Jewish scriptures . In short , they are expected to denounce all pleasant paths and rustling trees , to curse the grass and flowers , and glorify the dust and weeds . They are expected to malign the wicked people in the green and happy ...
... Jewish scriptures . In short , they are expected to denounce all pleasant paths and rustling trees , to curse the grass and flowers , and glorify the dust and weeds . They are expected to malign the wicked people in the green and happy ...
Síða 26
... must beware of every truth that cannot , in some way be made to harmonize with the superstitions of the Jews . Science has nothing in common with religion . Facts and miracles never did , and never will agree . They are not FREE SCHOOLS,
... must beware of every truth that cannot , in some way be made to harmonize with the superstitions of the Jews . Science has nothing in common with religion . Facts and miracles never did , and never will agree . They are not FREE SCHOOLS,
Síða 27
... he may discover , and that his salary will not be reduced , simply because he finds that the ancient Jews did not know the entire history of the world . Besides , it is not fair to make the Catholic SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES . 27.
... he may discover , and that his salary will not be reduced , simply because he finds that the ancient Jews did not know the entire history of the world . Besides , it is not fair to make the Catholic SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES . 27.
Síða 33
... Jews , or to enjoy yourself on the Sabbath , or to give your opinion of Jehovah , were passed by impudent bigots , and should be at once repealed by honest men . An infinite God ought to be able to protect himself , without going in ...
... Jews , or to enjoy yourself on the Sabbath , or to give your opinion of Jehovah , were passed by impudent bigots , and should be at once repealed by honest men . An infinite God ought to be able to protect himself , without going in ...
Síða 34
... that would excite the admiration of mankind . Surely politicians could be better employed than in passing laws to protect the literary reputation of the Jewish God . IV . MAN AND WOMAN . L ET us forget 34 SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES .
... that would excite the admiration of mankind . Surely politicians could be better employed than in passing laws to protect the literary reputation of the Jewish God . IV . MAN AND WOMAN . L ET us forget 34 SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES .
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TUESDAY | 63 |
WEDNESDAY | 67 |
THE Garden | 121 |
THE FALL | 128 |
DAmpness | 138 |
BACCHUS AND BABEL | 169 |
FAITH IN FILTH | 176 |
THE HEBREWS | 181 |
THE PLAGUES | 190 |
THE FLIGHT | 210 |
THURSDAY | 72 |
HE MADE THE STARS Also | 81 |
FRIDAY | 84 |
SATURDAY | 87 |
LET US MAKE MAN | 92 |
SUNDAY ΙΟΙ XV THE NECESSITY FOR A GOOD MEMORY | 108 |
CONFESS AND AVOID | 241 |
INSPIRED SLAVERY | 245 |
INSPIRED Marriage | 250 |
INSPIRED War | 253 |
INSPIRED RELIGIOUS LIBERTY | 256 |
CONCLUSION | 262 |
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