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 13
... give us a palm in the next , and that we must allow some priest to be the pilot of our souls . Until every soul is freely permitted to investigate every book. SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES . Chapter Page I SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES,
... give us a palm in the next , and that we must allow some priest to be the pilot of our souls . Until every soul is freely permitted to investigate every book. SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES . Chapter Page I SOME MISTAKES OF MOSES,
Síða 17
... give their thoughts , but simply to repeat the ideas of others . They are not expected to give even the doubts that may suggest themselves , but are required to walk in the narrow , verdureless path trodden by the ignorance of the past ...
... give their thoughts , but simply to repeat the ideas of others . They are not expected to give even the doubts that may suggest themselves , but are required to walk in the narrow , verdureless path trodden by the ignorance of the past ...
Síða 22
... give their honest thoughts . The hands of wives and babes now stop their mouths . They must have bread , and so the husbands and fathers are forced to preach a doctrine that they hold in scorn . For the sake of shelter , food and ...
... give their honest thoughts . The hands of wives and babes now stop their mouths . They must have bread , and so the husbands and fathers are forced to preach a doctrine that they hold in scorn . For the sake of shelter , food and ...
Síða 23
... give their best and highest thoughts . The congregations will finally get tired of hearing about the patriarchs and saints , the miracles and wonders , and will insist upon knowing something about the men and women of our day , and the ...
... give their best and highest thoughts . The congregations will finally get tired of hearing about the patriarchs and saints , the miracles and wonders , and will insist upon knowing something about the men and women of our day , and the ...
Síða 25
... give them bread . In other words , while the demand lasts , the supply will never fail . If the people were a little more ignorant , as- trology would flourish — if a little more enlightened , religion would perish ! II . FREE SCHOOLS ...
... give them bread . In other words , while the demand lasts , the supply will never fail . If the people were a little more ignorant , as- trology would flourish — if a little more enlightened , religion would perish ! II . FREE SCHOOLS ...
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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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