The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve VolumesIngersoll, Robert Green
Religion
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes
Ingersoll, Robert Green
Free thought
(1898.)
I. What is Superstition?óPopular Beliefs about the Significance
of Signs, Lucky and Unlucky Numbers, Days, Accidents, Jewels,
etc.óEclipses, Earthquakes, and Cyclones as OmensóSigns and Wonders
of the HeavensóEfficacy of Bones and Rags of SaintsóDiseases and
DevilsóII. WitchcraftóNecromancersóWhat is a Miracle?óThe Uniformity
of NatureóIII. Belief in the Existence of Good Spirits or AngelsóGod
and the DevilóWhen Everything was done by the SupernaturalóIV. All
these Beliefs now Rejected by Men of IntelligenceóThe Devil's Success
Made the Coming of Christ a Necessityó"Thou shalt not Suffer a Witch
to Live"óSome Biblical AngelsóVanished VisionsóV. Where are Heaven
and Hell?óPrayers Never AnsweredóThe Doctrine of DesignóWhy Worship
our Ignorance?óWould God Lead us into Temptation?óPresident McKinley's
Thanks giving for the Santiago VictoryóVI. What Harm Does Superstition
Do?óThe Heart Hardens and the Brain SoftensóWhat Superstition has Done
and TaughtóFate of SpainóOf Portugal, Austria, GermanyóVII. Inspired
BooksóMysteries added to by the Explanations of TheologiansóThe
Inspired Bible the Greatest Curse of ChristendomóVIII. Modifications
of JehovahóChanging the BibleóIX. Centuries of DarknessóThe Church
TriumphantóWhen Men began to ThinkóX. Possibly these Superstitions are
True, but We have no EvidenceóWe Believe in the NaturalóScience is the
Real Redeemer.
THE DEVIL.
(1899.)
I. If the Devil should Die, would God Make Another?óHow was the Idea
of a Devil ProducedóOther Devils than OursóNatural Origin of these
MonstersóII. The Atlas of Christianity is The DevilóThe Devil of the
Old TestamentóThe Serpent in Edenó"Personifications" of EvilóSatan
and JobóSatan and DavidóIII. Take the Devil from the Drama
of Christianity and the Plot is GoneóJesus Tempted by the Evil
OneóDemoniac PossessionóMary MagdaleneóSatan and JudasóIncubi
and SuccubióThe Apostles believed in Miracles and MagicóThe Pool of
BethesdaóIV. The Evidence of the ChurchóThe Devil was forced to
Father the Failures of GodóBelief of the Fathers of the Church
in DevilsóExorcism at the Baptism of an Infant in the Sixteenth
CenturyóBelief in Devils made the Universe a Madhouse presided over by
an Insane GodóV. Personifications of the DevilóThe Orthodox Ostrich
Thrusts his Head into the SandóIf Devils are Personifications so are
all the Other Characters of the BibleóVI. Some Queries about the
Devil, his Place of Residence, his Manner of Living, and his Object in
LifeóInterrogatories to the ClergyóVII. The Man of Straw the Master
of the Orthodox MinistersóHis recent AccomplishmentsóVIII. Keep the
Devils out of ChildrenóIX. Conclusion.óDeclaration of the Free.
PROGRESS.
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