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
(1879.)
PrefaceóI. He who endeavors to control the Mind by Force is a
Tyrant, and he who submits is a SlaveóAll I AskóWhen a Religion
is FoundedóFreedom for the Orthodox ClergyóEvery Minister an
AttorneyóSubmission to the Orthodox and the DeadóBounden Duty of
the MinistryóThe Minister Factory at AndoveróII. Free SchoolsóNo
Sectarian SciencesóReligion and the SchoolsóScientific
HypocritesóIII. The Politicians and the ChurchesóIV. Man and Woman the
Highest Possible TitlesóBelief Dependent on SurroundingsóWorship of
AncestorsóBlindness Necessary to Keeping the Narrow PathóThe Bible the
Chain that BindsóA Bible of the Middle Ages and the Awe it InspiredóV.
The PentateuchóMoses Not the AuthoróBelief out of which Grew
Religious CeremoniesóEgypt the Source of the Information of MosesóVI.
MondayóNothing, in the Light of Raw MaterialóThe Story of Creation
BegunóThe Same Story, substantially, Found in the Records of Babylon,
Egypt, and IndiaóInspiration Unnecessary to the TruthóUsefulness of
Miracles to Fit Lies to FactsóDivision of Darkness and LightóVII.
TuesdayóThe Firmament and Some Biblical Notions about itóLaws of
Evaporation Unknown to the Inspired WriteróVIII. WednesdayóThe Waters
Gathered into SeasóFruit and Nothing to Eat itóFive Epochs in the
Organic History of the EarthóBalance between the Total Amounts of
Animal and Vegetable LifeóVegetation Prior to the Appearance of the
SunóIX. ThursdayóSun and Moon ManufacturedóMagnitude of the Solar
OrbóDimensions of Some of the PlanetsóMoses' Guess at the Size of Sun
and MoonóJoshua's Control of the Heavenly BodiesóA Hypothesis Urged
by MinistersóThe Theory of "Refraction"óRev. Henry MoreyóAstronomical
Knowledge of Chinese SavantsóThe Motion of the Earth Reversed by
Jehovah for the Reassurance of Ahazó"Errors" Renounced by ButtonóX.
"He made the Stars Also"óDistance of the Nearest StaróXI.
FridayóWhales and Other Living Creatures ProducedóXII.
SaturdayóReproduction InauguratedóXIII. "Let Us Make Man"óHuman
Beings Created in the Physical Image and Likeness of GodóInquiry as
to the Process AdoptedóDevelopment of Living Forms According to
EvolutionóHow Were Adam and Eve Created?óThe Rib StoryóAge of
Man Upon the EarthóA Statue Apparently Made before the WorldóXIV.
SundayóSacredness of the Sabbath Destroyed by the Theory of Vast
"Periods"óReflections on the SabbathóXV. The Necessity for a Good
MemoryóThe Two Accounts of the Creation in Genesis I and IIóOrder
of Creation in the First AccountóOrder of Creation in the Second
AccountóFastidiousness of Adam in the Choice of a HelpmeetóDr.
Adam Clark's CommentaryóDr. Scott's GuessóDr. Matthew Henry's
AdmissionóThe Blonde and Brunette ProblemóThe Result of Unbelief and
the Reward of Faithó"Give Him a Harp"óXVI. The GardenóLocation of
EdenóThe Four RiversóThe Tree of KnowledgeóAndover Appealed
ToóXVII. The FallóThe SerpentóDr. Adam Clark Gives a Zoological
ExplanationóDr. Henry DissentsóWhence This Serpent?óXVIII.
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