177. The idea of a future life is not consoling to man 178. An Atheist is fully as conscientious as a religious man, and has better motives for doing good 179. An Atheistical king would be far preferable to a religious king 180. Philosophy produces Morality 181. Religious opinions have little influence upon conduct 182. Reason leads man to Atheism 183. Fear alone makes Theists 184. Can we, and ought we, to love God? 185. God and Religion are proved to be absurdities by the different ideas formed of them 186. The existence of God, which is the basis of Religion, has not yet been demonstrated 187. Priests are more actuated by self-interest, than unbelievers 188. Pride, presumption, and badness, are more often found in priests, than in Atheists 189. Prejudices last but for a time: no power is durable which is not founded upon truth 190. What an honourable power ministers of the Gods would obtain, if they became the apostles of reason and the defenders of liberty! 191. What a glorious and happy revolution it would be for the world, if Philosophy were substituted for Religion! 192. The recantation of an unbeliever at the point of death proves nothing against the reasonableness of unbelief 193. It is not true that Atheism breaks the bonds of society 194. Refutation of the often repeated opinion, that Religion is necessary for the vulgar 195. Logical and argumentative systems are not adapted to the capacity of the vulgar 196. On the futility and danger of Theology 197, 198. On the evils produced by implicit faith 199. History teaches us, that all Religions were established by impostors, in days of ignorance 200. All Religions, ancient or modern, have borrowed from one another ridiculous ceremonies 201. Theology has always diverted philosophy from its right path 202. Theology explains nothing 203, 204. Theology has always fettered Morality, and retarded progress 205. It cannot be too often repeated and proved, that Religion is an extravagance and a calamity 206. Religion prevents us from seeing the true causes of misfortunes GOOD SENSE WITHOUT GOD APOLOGUE 1. There is a vast empire, governed by a monarch, whose strange conduct is to confound the minds of his subjects. He wishes to be known, loved, respected, obeyed; but never shows himself to his subjects, and everything conspires to render uncertain the ideas formed of his character.