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 24
... tell what they really believe until they know that they can safely speak . They console themselves now by a secret resolution to be as liberal as they dare , with the hope that they can finally educate their congregations to the point ...
... tell what they really believe until they know that they can safely speak . They console themselves now by a secret resolution to be as liberal as they dare , with the hope that they can finally educate their congregations to the point ...
Síða 28
... tell every teacher to ascertain all the facts he can - to give us light , to follow Nature , no matter where she ... asked to look with his own eyes , to reason for himself without fear , to investigate in every possible direction , and to ...
... tell every teacher to ascertain all the facts he can - to give us light , to follow Nature , no matter where she ... asked to look with his own eyes , to reason for himself without fear , to investigate in every possible direction , and to ...
Síða 41
... told that we have the privilege of examining it for ourselves ; but this privilege is only extended to us on the condition that we believe it whether it appears reasonable or not . We may disagree with others as much as we please upon ...
... told that we have the privilege of examining it for ourselves ; but this privilege is only extended to us on the condition that we believe it whether it appears reasonable or not . We may disagree with others as much as we please upon ...
Síða 42
... told , is to put ourselves above the word of God , and sit in judgment on the works of our creator . For my part , I cannot admit that belief is a volun- tary thing . It seems to me that evidence , even in spite of ourselves , will have ...
... told , is to put ourselves above the word of God , and sit in judgment on the works of our creator . For my part , I cannot admit that belief is a volun- tary thing . It seems to me that evidence , even in spite of ourselves , will have ...
Síða 43
... tell me how my influence could be increased . It may be , that upon this principle John Bright advises America to adopt free trade , so that our country can become a successful rival of Great Britain . Sometimes I think that even ...
... tell me how my influence could be increased . It may be , that upon this principle John Bright advises America to adopt free trade , so that our country can become a successful rival of Great Britain . Sometimes I think that even ...
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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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