Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Tribute Whitman Robert Green Ingersoll A TRIBUTE TO WALT WHITMAN. Camden, N.J., March 30, 1892. MY FRIENDS: Again we, in the mystery of Life, are brought face to face with the mystery of Death. A great man, a great American, the most eminent citizen of this Republic, […]
Order books by and about Robert Ingersoll now. Worlds Fair Robert Green Ingersoll EFFECT OF THE WORLD'S FAIR ON THE HUMAN RACE. THE Great Fair should be for the intellectual, mechanical, artistic, political and social advancement of the world. Nations, like small communities, are in danger of becoming provincial, and must become so, unless they […]
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The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Section XIX Luke 16:1 Of the unjust steward. AND he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2. And he called him, and said unto […]
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Section V Matthew 6:1 TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as […]
Order books by Thomas Paine now. [NOTE: Mr. Dean, who rented Paine’s farm at New Rochelle, had written: “I have read with good attention your manuscript on Dreams, and Examination on the Prophecies in the Bible., I am now searching the old prophecies and comparing the same to those said to be quoted in the […]
Andrew White Introduction by Andrew White Chapter I: From Creation to Evolution Chapter II: Geography Chapter III: Astronomy Chapter IV: From “Signs and Wonders” To Law in the Heavens Chapter V: From Genesis to Geology Chapter VI: The Antiquity of Man, Egyptology, and Assyriology Chapter VII: The Antiquity of Man and Prehistoric Archaeology Chapter VIII: […]
The Warfare of Science With Theology Chapter V From Genesis To Geology by Andrew Dickson White I. Growth of Theological Explanations. Germs of geological truth among the Greeks and Romans Attitude of the Church toward science Geological theories of the early theologians Attitude of the schoolmen Contributions of the Arabian schools Theories of the earlier […]
Mr. Bradlaugh, do you believe that there ever existed such a man as Jesus Christ?–l do not believe that there ever existed such a man as Jesus Christ, with the history recorded of him in the Four Gospels. It is quite possible that a man named Jesus, not having such history, may have existed. Then, […]
Mr. BRADLAUGH: There is one thing that I think I ought to do before commencing this speech, and that is personal to myself. A little while ago I disputed the ruling of the chairman. It happened to be exactly the reverse of the ruling of the chairman last night, and I thought I was right […]
Will you kindly tell me whether you think a book could be Divine revelation which provided that a man might steal a woman, rob her of her virtue, and then turn her out in the world without any sort of recompence?–I decline to answer the question in that form. Do you know that Deut. 21:11-14, […]
The CHAIRMAN: Mr. Roberts will now deliver his concluding speech for which he is to be allowed the full time. Mr. ROBERTS: And now, Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the end of the discussion. It has not been so entirely satisfactory as might have been wished; but it has been as much […]
Descent of Man [ 1871] Charles Darwin [ 1809 – 1882 ] Chapter XI – Insects, Continued – Order Lepidoptera. Butterflies and Moths IN this great Order the most interesting points for us are the differences in colour between the sexes of the same species, and between the distinct species of the same […]
The Origin Of Species (1872) Charles Darwin Chapter XI: On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings LET us now see whether the several facts and laws relating to the geological succession of organic beings accord best with the common view of the immutability of species, or with that of their slow and gradual modification, […]
The Voyage of the Beagle (1839) Charles Darwin Chapter I: St. Jago — Cape de Verd Islands Porto Praya — Ribeira Grande — Atmospheric Dust with Infusoria — Habits of a Sea-slug and Cuttle-fish — St. Paul’s Rocks, non-volcanic — Singular Incrustations — Insects the first Colonists of Islands — Fernando Noronha — […]
The Voyage of the Beagle (1839) Charles Darwin Chapter V: Bahia Blanca Bahia Blanca — Geology — Numerous gigantic Quadrupeds — Recent Extinction — Longevity of species — Large Animals do not require a luxuriant vegetation — Southern Africa — Siberian Fossils — Two Species of Ostrich — Habits of Oven-bird — Armadilloes […]
The Origin, Nature, and Destiny of Man Charles Watts THE origin, nature, and destiny of man have for ages been considered problems of a most interesting character. Philosophers and theologians have directed earnest attention to their solution, while poets have allowed their imagination unlimited scope in a field which seemed to be almost boundless. […]
The Meaning Of Atheism By E. Haldeman-Julius Little Blue Book No. 1597 Haldeman-Julius Company Atheism is accurately defined as the denial of the assumptions of theism. The theist affirms that there is a God running the universe; he declares that the idea of such a God is necessary to an understanding of life; he offers […]
[Back To Chapter 6] A Biographical Appreciation of Robert Green Ingersoll by Herman E. Kittredge CHAPTER 7 FROM EIGHTEEN EIGHTY-NINE TO EIGHTEEN NINETY-TWO In 1889, the Rationalists of Europe and America having conjointly provided for the erection of a life-size statue of Bruno, in the Campo dei fiori at Rome, on the spot where […]
Memorial and Remonstrance (1785) MEMORIAL AND REMONSTRANCE AGAINST RELIGIOUS AS SESSMENTS. TO THE HONORABLE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. A MEMORIAL AND REMONSTRANCE. We, the subscribers, citizens of the said Commonwealth, having taken into serious consideration, a Bill printed by order of the last Session of General Assembly, entitled “A Bill establishing […]
Chapter XIV Idea of Duration and its Simple Modes 1. Duration is fleeting extension. There is another sort of distance, or length, the idea whereof we get not from the permanent parts of space, but from the fleeting and perpetually perishing parts of succession. This we call duration; the simple modes whereof are any different […]
Chapter XXIX Of Clear and Obscure, Distinct and Confused Ideas 1. Ideas, some clear and distinct, others obscure and confused. Having shown the original of our ideas, and taken a view of their several sorts; considered the difference between the simple and the complex; and observed how the complex ones are divided into those of […]
Chapter VI Of the Names of Substances 1. The common names of substances stand for sorts. The common names of substances, as well as other general terms, stand for sorts: which is nothing else but the being made signs of such complex ideas wherein several particular substances do or might agree, by virtue of which […]
Chapter XX Of Wrong Assent, or Error 1. Causes of error, or how men come to give assent contrary to probability. Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth, error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our judgment giving assent to that which is not true. But […]
Six Historic Americans Ulysses S. Grant by John E. Remsburg In the preceding pages of the Fathers and Saviors of our Republic I have shown that Paine, Jefferson, Washington, Franklin, and Lincoln were Freethinkers. In the following pages of this work I shall present some of the evidences of Grant’s unbelief. The Rev, Dr. J.P. […]
Order books by and about Joseph McCabe now. Rome Puts A Blight On Culture The Roman Church, The Poorest In Culture And Richest In Crime by Joseph McCabe Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius The Black International No. 13 Contents Chapter I – Who Are The Catholic 300,000,000? Chapter II – The Minimum Of Scholarship And The […]
SECTION I THE HISTORY OF THE ROMAN CHURCH CHAPTER III THE PAPACY IN THE DARK AGES THE Pope to whom I have referred, Hadrian (or Adrian) I, was one of the most respected and religious prelates in Rome at the time of the horrors I have described, and he succeeded to the Papacy a few […]
Order books by and about Joseph McCabe now. The Story Of Religious Controversy Chapter III by Joseph McCabe A Few of the World’s Great Religions Contents The Religions of Egypt and Babylon The Chinese Religions and Confucius Buddha and the Religions of India The Religions Of Egypt And Babylon WHAT chiefly surprises the man who […]
Order books by and about Joseph McCabe now. The Story Of Religious Controversy Chapter XIX by Joseph McCabe Christianity and Slavery Contents Paganism and Slavery The Gospel and the Slave The Churches and the Workers Paganism and Slavery ABOUT the year 100 A.D. two remarkable lectures on slavery were delivered in Rome. The central part […]
Forgery In Christianity By Joseph Wheless Introduction Chapter I – Pagan Frauds–Christian Precedents Chapter II – Hebrew Holy Forgeries Chapter III – Christian “Scripture” Forgeries Chapter IV – The Saintly “Fathers” Of The Faith Chapter V – The “Gospel” Forgeries Chapter VI – The Church Forgery Mill Chapter VII – The “Triumph” Of Christianity
