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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... reason . Should it turn out that the young man had some mind of his own , and , after graduating , should change his opinions and preach a different doctrine from that taught in the school , every man who con- tributed a dollar towards ...
... reason . Should it turn out that the young man had some mind of his own , and , after graduating , should change his opinions and preach a different doctrine from that taught in the school , every man who con- tributed a dollar towards ...
Síða 21
... reason and their excess of faith . As a rule , they know nothing of this world , and far less of the next ; but they have the power of stating the most absurd propositions with faces solemn as stupidity touched by fear . SOME MISTAKES ...
... reason and their excess of faith . As a rule , they know nothing of this world , and far less of the next ; but they have the power of stating the most absurd propositions with faces solemn as stupidity touched by fear . SOME MISTAKES ...
Síða 23
... reason . These orthodox ministers do not add to the sum of knowledge . They produce nothing . They live upon alms . They hate laughter and joy . They officiate at weddings , sprinkle water upon babes , and utter meaningless words and ...
... reason . These orthodox ministers do not add to the sum of knowledge . They produce nothing . They live upon alms . They hate laughter and joy . They officiate at weddings , sprinkle water upon babes , and utter meaningless words and ...
Síða 24
... reason is a delusive glare , lighting only the road to eternal pain . Until the clergy are free they cannot be intel- lectually honest . We can never tell what they really believe until they know that they can safely speak . They ...
... reason is a delusive glare , lighting only the road to eternal pain . Until the clergy are free they cannot be intel- lectually honest . We can never tell what they really believe until they know that they can safely speak . They ...
Síða 27
... reason of mankind , we shall reap but little benefit from church or school . Instead of dismissing professors for finding some- thing out , let us rather discharge those who do not . Let each teacher understand that investigation is not ...
... reason of mankind , we shall reap but little benefit from church or school . Instead of dismissing professors for finding some- thing out , let us rather discharge those who do not . Let each teacher understand that investigation is not ...
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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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