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 46
... or clerk . Nearly all authors of sacred books have given an account of the creation of the universe , the origin of matter , and the destiny of the human race . Nearly all have pointed out the obligation that man is under THE PENTATEUCH,
... or clerk . Nearly all authors of sacred books have given an account of the creation of the universe , the origin of matter , and the destiny of the human race . Nearly all have pointed out the obligation that man is under THE PENTATEUCH,
Síða 50
... creation with the theories and discoveries of modern science . Admitting that Moses was the author of the Pentateuch , or that he gave to the Jews a religion , the question arises as to where he obtained his infor- mation . We are told ...
... creation with the theories and discoveries of modern science . Admitting that Moses was the author of the Pentateuch , or that he gave to the Jews a religion , the question arises as to where he obtained his infor- mation . We are told ...
Síða 51
... theories the same year that Mr. Darwin was born. Now, if we have sufficient courage, we will, by the same course of reasoning, account for the story of creation found in the bible. We will say that. sous MISTAKES OF MOSES. 51.
... theories the same year that Mr. Darwin was born. Now, if we have sufficient courage, we will, by the same course of reasoning, account for the story of creation found in the bible. We will say that. sous MISTAKES OF MOSES. 51.
Síða 52
... Creation as given by Moses should turn out to be true , and should be so admitted by all the scientific world , the claim that he was inspired would still be without the least particle of proof . We would be forced to admit that he knew ...
... Creation as given by Moses should turn out to be true , and should be so admitted by all the scientific world , the claim that he was inspired would still be without the least particle of proof . We would be forced to admit that he knew ...
Síða 55
... Creation of this world, commenced, according to the bible, on Monday morning about five thousand eight hundred and eighty-three years ago. VI. MONDAY. osus commences his story by telling us that. SOME MISTAKES or MOSES. 55.
... Creation of this world, commenced, according to the bible, on Monday morning about five thousand eight hundred and eighty-three years ago. VI. MONDAY. osus commences his story by telling us that. SOME MISTAKES or MOSES. 55.
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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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