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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... known and demonstrated facts. To me it seemed almost a crime to teach that this record was written by inspired men ; that slavery. polygamy, wars of conquest and extermination were right, and that there was a time when men could win the ...
... known and demonstrated facts. To me it seemed almost a crime to teach that this record was written by inspired men ; that slavery. polygamy, wars of conquest and extermination were right, and that there was a time when men could win the ...
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... known recorded fact, so palpably absurd, that every free, unbiased soul is forced to raise the standard of revolt. tempt, divided the world into enemies and friends, perfumed dells were haunted by a thousand fairy. 'VIII PREFACE.
... known recorded fact, so palpably absurd, that every free, unbiased soul is forced to raise the standard of revolt. tempt, divided the world into enemies and friends, perfumed dells were haunted by a thousand fairy. 'VIII PREFACE.
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... known, even if it is inconsistent with something Moses said. Public opinion must not compel the professor to hide a fact, and, “like the base Indian, throw the pearl away.” With the single exception of Cornell, there is not a college in ...
... known, even if it is inconsistent with something Moses said. Public opinion must not compel the professor to hide a fact, and, “like the base Indian, throw the pearl away.” With the single exception of Cornell, there is not a college in ...
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... known as clergymen. \Ve are no exception to the general rule, and consequently have our sacred books as well as the rest. Of course, it is claimed by many of our people that our books are the only true ones, the only ones that the real ...
... known as clergymen. \Ve are no exception to the general rule, and consequently have our sacred books as well as the rest. Of course, it is claimed by many of our people that our books are the only true ones, the only ones that the real ...
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... known as the Pentateuch. For a long time it was supposed that Moses was the author, and among the ignorant the supposition still prevails. As a matter of fact, it seems to be well settled that Moses had nothing to do with these books ...
... known as the Pentateuch. For a long time it was supposed that Moses was the author, and among the ignorant the supposition still prevails. As a matter of fact, it seems to be well settled that Moses had nothing to do with these books ...
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TUESDAY | 63 |
WEDNESDAY | 67 |
THE FALL | 115 |
DAMINEss I38 XIX BACCHUS AND BAEEL I69 XX FAITH IN F ILTH I6 | 169 |
THE HEBREWS | 184 |
THE PLAGUES | 190 |
THE FLIGHT | 210 |
CONFESS AND AVOID | 241 |
INSPIRED SLAVERY | 245 |
INSPIRED MARRIAGE | 250 |
THURSDAY HE MADE THE STARS ALSO | 72 |
LET Us MAKE MAN | 92 |
SUNDAY I01 XV THE N EcEssITY FOR A GooD MEMORY | 101 |
THE GARDEN | 109 |
INsPIRED WAR | 253 |
INSPIRED RELIGIOUS LIBERTY | 256 |
CoNcLUsIoN | 262 |
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| Titill | Some Mistakes of Moses |
| Höfundur | Robert G. Ingersoll |
| Útgefandi | Cosimo, Inc., 2009 |
| ISBN | 1605209074, 9781605209074 |
| Length | 272 síður |
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