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 15
... given to their fathers by God himself ; that it is the only true religion ; that all others were conceived in falsehood and brought forth in fraud , and that all who believe in the true religion will be happy for- ever , while all ...
... given to their fathers by God himself ; that it is the only true religion ; that all others were conceived in falsehood and brought forth in fraud , and that all who believe in the true religion will be happy for- ever , while all ...
Síða 35
... given up our individuality , and have consented to wear the collar of authority - that we are followers . Throwing away these names , let us examine these questions not as partisans , but as human beings with hopes and fears in common ...
... given up our individuality , and have consented to wear the collar of authority - that we are followers . Throwing away these names , let us examine these questions not as partisans , but as human beings with hopes and fears in common ...
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
... given by Moses is substantially like that given by the Egyptians , then we must conclude that he learned it from them . Should we imagine that he was divinely inspired because he gave to the Jews what the Egyptians had given him ? The ...
... given by Moses is substantially like that given by the Egyptians , then we must conclude that he learned it from them . Should we imagine that he was divinely inspired because he gave to the Jews what the Egyptians had given him ? The ...
Síða 52
... 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 more than ...
... 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 more than ...
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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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