The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve VolumesIngersoll, Robert Green
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The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes
Ingersoll, Robert Green
Free thought
The Origin of Man's ThoughtsóThe imaginative Manó"Medicinal View" of
PoetryóRhyme and ReligionóThe theological Poets and their Purpose in
WritingóMoral Poets and their "Unwelcome Truths"óThe really Passionate
are the VirtuousóDifference between the Nude and the NakedóMorality
the Melody of ConductóThe inculcation of Moral Lessons not contemplated
by Artists or great NovelistsóMistaken ReformersóArt not a
SermonóLanguage a Multitude of PicturesóGreat Pictures and Great
Statues painted and chiseled with WordsóMediocrity moral from a
Necessity which it calls VirtueóWhy Art CivilizesóThe NudeóThe Venus
de MiloóThis is Art.
THE DIVIDED HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH.
The Way in which Theological Seminaries were EndowedóReligious
Guide-boardsóVast Interests interwoven with CreedsóPretensions of
ChristianityóKepler's Discovery of his Three Great LawsóEquivocations
and Evasions of the ChurchóNature's Testimony against the
BibleóThe Age of Man on the Earthó"Inspired" Morality of the
BibleóMiraclesóChristian DogmasóWhat the church has been Compelled to
AbandonóThe Appeal to Epithets, Hatred and Punishmentó"Spirituality"
the last Resource of the OrthodoxóWhat is it to be Spiritual?óTwo
Questions for the Defenders of Orthodox Creeds.
WHY AM I AN AGNOSTIC?
Part I. Inharmony of Nature and the Lot of Man with the Goodness and
Wisdom of a supposed DeityóWhy a Creator is ImaginedóDifficulty of the
Act of CreationóBelief in Supernatural BeingsóBelief and Worship among
SavagesóQuestions of Origin and DestinyóProgress impossible without
Change of BeliefóCircumstances Determining BeliefóHow may the
True Religion be Ascertained?óProsperity of Nations nor Virtue
of Individuals Dependent on Religions or GodsóUninspired Books
SuperioróPart II. The Christian ReligionóCredulityóMiracles cannot
be EstablishedóEffect of TestimonyóMiraculous Qualities of all
ReligionsóTheists and NaturalistsóThe Miracle of InspirationóHow
can the alleged Fact of Inspiration be Established?óGod's work and
Man'sóRewards for Falsehood offered by the Church.
HUXLEY AND AGNOSTICISM.
Statement by the Principal of King's CollegeóOn the Irrelevancy of a
Lack of Scientific KnowledgeóDifference between the Agnostic and
the Christian not in Knowledge but in CredulityóThe real name of
an Agnostic said to be "Infidel"óWhat an Infidel isó"Unpleasant"
significance of the WordóBelief in Christó"Our Lord and his Apostles"
possibly Honest MenóTheir Character not InvokedóPossession by evil
spiritsóProfessor Huxley's Candor and ClearnessóThe splendid Dream
of Auguste ComteóStatement of the Positive PhilosophyóHuxley and
Harrison.
ERNEST RENAN.
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