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    About the Holy Bible

    By Robert G. Ingersoll

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    The words `blasphemy', `evil' and `pagan' were hurled at Robert Ingersoll by the organized Christian Church from the moment he made his first declaration from the pulpit. And, in spite of their unanimous rejection, his words live on through today. As shown in this text his prose was terse, biting, cutting and slightly arrogant for he felt it was his purpose to bring the sacred scriptures into the glare of a more realistic realm. Deemed as being written hundreds of years after the fact, he saw the Bible as being nothing more than an exhaggerated series of folk tales that were handed down by a handful of people who, for their own unity and importance, self-proclaimed themselves as being `God's chosen ones'. While Mr. Ingersoll offers no scientific proof that his statements have validity (other than simple common sense) he asks the questions that have triggered the doubt and anger that religionists have repressed throughout the centuries. From Galileo though Darwin through Ingersoll and on to Richard Dawkins, all have the following premises; Truth is found only through active questioning; Faith is generally believing something that has no basis in reality. "Liberty is my religion. Liberty of hand and brain -- of thought and labor, liberty is a word hated by kings -- loathed by popes."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStart Classics
    Release dateOct 23, 2013
    ISBN9781627935425

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      In this relatively short piece, Ingersoll points out, pretty much book-by-book, how ridiculous the bible is. In some respects, it is an even better indictment than Thomas Paine's THE AGE OF REASON because Ingersoll goes a little deeper philosophically in his defense of science and of human intelligence. He points out that science has never learned anything from the bible, which was a book of its time(s) and reflects all the ignorance and prejudice of its authors. Ingersoll takes special delight in repeating some of the cruelest, most murderous passages in the bible to show what a fiend Jehovah was. He isn't much easier on Jesus, however, asking why Jesus never spoke out against slavery, for instance. I highly recommend that anyone who has doubts about the bible read this. And if you are looking for reinforcement that you are on the right path in abandoning religion, you will love it. There are too many quotable passages to discuss here. I'm sure I will reread this for pleasure more than once.