Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Indianapolis Clergy Robert Green Ingersoll 17 page printout Reproducible Electronic Publishing can defeat censorship. **** **** This file, its printout, or copies of either are to be copied and given away, but NOT sold. Bank of Wisdom, Box 926, Louisville, KY 40201 The Works of ROBERT G. […]
Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. (1888) Robert Green Ingersoll PREFACE TO PROF. VAN BUREN DENSLOW’S IF others who read this book get as much information as I did from the advance sheets, they will feel repaid a hundred times. It is perfectly delightful to take advantage of the conscientious labors of those […]
Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Organized Charities Robert Green Ingersoll ORGANIZED CHARITIES. I HAVE no great confidence in organized charities. Money is left and buildings are erected and sinecures provided for a good many worthless people. Those in immediate control are almost, or when they were appointed were almost, in want themselves, […]
Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Secular Union Robert Green Ingersoll **** **** CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN SECULAR UNION. Albany, N.Y., September 13, 1885. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: While I have never sought any place in any organization, and while I never intended to accept any place in any organization, yet as you have […]
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Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Thirteen Club Robert Green Ingersoll THIRTEEN CLUB DINNER. New York, December 13, 1886. TOAST. The Superstitions of Public Men. MR. CHIEF RULER AND GENTLEMEN: I suppose that the superstition most prevalent with public men, is the idea that they are of great importance to the public. As […]
Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Tribute Rev A Clark Robert Green Ingersoll A TRIBUTE TO THE REV. ALEXANDER CLARK. Washington, D.C. July 13, 1879. UPON the grave of the Reverend Alexander Clark I wish to place one flower. Utterly destitute of cold, dogmatic pride, that often passes for the love of God; […]
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The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Section XIV John 8:1 JESUS went unto the mount of olives. 2. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him: and he sat down, and taught them. 3. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him […]
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Section XXIX Matthew 25:1 Parable of the ten virgins. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3. They that were […]
Contents Preface Chapter I – The Old Testament Chapter II – The New Testament Chapter III – Conclusion PREFACE I HAVE mentioned in the former part of The Age of Reason that it had long been my intention to publish my thoughts upon Religion; but that I had originally reserved it to a later period […]
From the Lansing State Journal newspaper (Lansing, Michigan) of February 23, 1933. HITLER AIMS BLOW AT ‘GODLESS’ MOVE Chancellor’s Forces Seek the Catholic Support for Latest Campaign BERLIN, Feb. 23 (AP)–A campaign against the “godless movement” and an appeal for Catholic support were launched Wednesday by Chancellor Adolf Hitler’s forces. They struck at two […]
The Warfare of Science With Theology Chapter XVIII From The Dead Sea Legends To Comparative Mythology by Andrew Dickson White I. THE GROWTH OF EXPLANATORY TRANSFORMATION MYTHS. Growth of myths to account for remarkable appearances in Nature–mountains. rocks, curiously marked stones, fossils, products of volcanicaction Myths of the transformation of living beings into natural objects […]
“Is the Bible Divine?” Preface First Night of the Discussion Second Night of the Discussion Third Night of the Discussion Fourth Night of the Discussion Fifth Night of the Discussion Sixth Night of the Discussion A Review of the Discussion
WEDNESDAY, 14th JUNE, 1876, IN THE TEMPERANCE HALL, LEICESTER. THE CHAIR WAS OCCUPIED BY MR. W. STANYON OF LEICESTER. The CHAIRMAN having asked the meeting to refrain from the expression of their feelings, called upon Mr. Roberts to resume the debate. Mr. ROBERTS: Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, in commencing my remarks this evening, I […]
Mr. BRADLAUGH: Mr. Roberts is good enough to tell you that I am extremely familiar with the early fathers. I am obliged to him for that admission. I wish I could return the compliment. He says they are "trashy", but he did not say so when he opened his first speech. Mr. ROBERTS: I did. […]
Mr. BRADLAUGH: On the first night of the debate, and again to-night, Mr. Roberts said he would contend that the prophecies of the Bible were so explicit, so sober and so useful in their character, being, in this respect, so unlike the vague, incoherent and irrational predictions of the Greek augurs, as of themselves to […]
Descent of Man [ 1871 ] Charles Darwin [ 1809 – 1882 ] Chapter V – On the Development of the Intellectual and Moral Faculties THE subjects to be discussed in this chapter are of the highest interest, but are treated by me in an imperfect and fragmentary manner. Mr. Wallace, in an […]
Descent of Man [ 1871 ] Charles Darwin [ 1809 – 1882 ] Chapter XXI – General Summary and Conclusion A BRIEF summary will be sufficient to recall to the reader's mind the more salient points in this work. Many of the views which have been advanced are highly speculative, and some no […]
The Origin Of Species (1872) Charles Darwin Chapter VII: Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection I WILL devote this chapter to the consideration of various miscellaneous objections which have been advanced against my views, as some of the previous discussions may thus be made clearer; but it would be useless to discuss […]
The Voyage of the Beagle (1839) Charles Darwin Chapter XIX: Australia Sydney — Excursion to Bathurst — Aspect of the Woods — Party of Natives — Gradual Extinction of the Aborigines — Infection generated by associated Men in health — Blue Mountains — View of the grand gulf-like Valleys — Their origin and […]
The Claims of Christianity Examined from a Rationalist Standpoint by Charles Watts "To believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly." — VOLNEY. (Issued for the Rationalist Press Committee.) LONDON: WATTS & CO., 17, JOHNSON’S COURT, FLEET ST. PREFACE. IN the following pages there is no attempt to criticize all […]
Rev. Ben M. Bogard Fails To Halt Devil Darrow Clay Fulks Aha! Now we know that the whilom doughly warrior of the Lord of Hosts, the Rev. Ben M. Bogard, D.D., LL.D., President of the American Association Agin Evolution (or something of that sort) editor of the Baptist and Commoner, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister […]
A Biographical Appreciation of Robert Green Ingersoll by Herman E. Kittredge CHAPTER 1 FROM EIGHTEEN THIRTY-THREE TO EIGHTEEN FORTY England has her Stratford, Scotland has her Alloway, and America, too, has her Dresden. For there, on August 11, 1833, was born the greatest and noblest of the Western World; an immense personality, — unique, […]
[Back To Chapter 16] A Biographical Appreciation of Robert Green Ingersoll by Herman E. Kittredge CHAPTER 17 DID HE PRACTISE WHAT HE PREACHED? It is, or rather, it ought to be universally recognized, as a fundamental principle, that a precept or a doctrine is valuable solely for what it is in itself. Precepts and […]
Chapter III Other considerations concerning Innate Principles, both Speculative and Practical 1. Principles not innate, unless their ideas be innate. Had those who would persuade us that there are innate principles not taken them together in gross, but considered separately the parts out of which those propositions are made, they would not, perhaps, have been […]
Chapter XXIII Of our Complex Ideas of Substances 1. Ideas of particular substances, how made. The mind being, as I have declared, furnished with a great number of the simple ideas, conveyed in by the senses as they are found in exterior things, or by reflection on its own operations, takes notice also that a […]
Chapter X Of the Abuse of Words 1. Woeful abuse of words. Besides the imperfection that is naturally in language, and the obscurity and confusion that is so hard to be avoided in the use of words, there are several wilful faults and neglects which men are guilty of in this way of communication, whereby […]
Chapter XV Of Probability 1. Probability is the appearance of agreement upon fallible proofs. As demonstration is the showing the agreement or disagreement of two ideas by the intervention of one or more proofs, which have a constant, immutable, and visible connexion one with another; so probability is nothing but the appearance of such an […]
