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Malachi151 · 02-02-2004, 06:07 PM

http://www.rationalrevolution.net/special/thegods.htm

Awsome book.

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The doctrine that future happiness depends upon belief is monstrous. It is the infamy of infamies. The notion that faith in Christ is to be rewarded by an eternity of bliss, while a dependence upon reason, observation and experience merits everlasting pain, is too absurd for refutation, and can be relieved only by that unhappy mixture of insanity and ignorance, called "faith." What man, who ever thinks, can believe that blood can appease God? And yet, our entire system of religion is based upon that believe. The Jews pacified Jehovah with the blood of animals, and according to the Christian system, the blood of Jesus softened the heart of God a little, and rendered possible the salvation of a fortunate few. It is hard to conceive how the human mind can give assent to such terrible ideas, or how any sane man can read the Bible and still believe in the doctrine of inspiration.

RUmike · 02-02-2004, 09:39 PM

I've been dying to get ahold of some of Ingersoll's lectures in book form, but they seem to be available only online, not carried in any store I know of. In my opinion, no one covers the moral objections to Christianity more beautifully than he.

Malachi151 · 02-02-2004, 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by RUmike
I've been dying to get ahold of some of Ingersoll's lectures in book form, but they seem to be available only online, not carried in any store I know of. In my opinion, no one covers the moral objections to Christianity more beautifully than he.

ebay and abebooks.com

I have a full set of his works, 44 volumes, printed in 1920. I'd like to get an older set eventually, but I have to move on to other authors for now

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02-02-2004, 09:39 PM	#2
RUmike Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 491	I've been dying to get ahold of some of Ingersoll's lectures in book form, but they seem to be available only online, not carried in any store I know of. In my opinion, no one covers the moral objections to Christianity more beautifully than he.

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