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Robert G. Ingersoll

    Robert G. Ingersoll was de meest vooraanstaande voorstander van vrijdenken in de 19e eeuw. Zijn uitgebreide en boeiende lezingen door het hele land, vaak gericht op kritiek op de Bijbel en religie, trokken immense menigten aan. Als een standvastig voorstander van de rede en criticus van bijgeloof was Ingersoll een onbevreesde kampioen voor vooruitgang en menselijke waardigheid. Hij was ook een sterke pleitbezorger voor gelijke rechten voor zwarte mensen en vrouwen, waarmee hij zijn overtuigingen van menselijkheid en rechtvaardigheid belichaamde.

    O pověrách a zázracích
    Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll; Including His Answers To the Clergy, His Oration At His Brother's Grave, In Two Volumes
    Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll; Latest
    Some Mistakes of Moses
    • Some Mistakes of Moses

      • 136bladzijden
      • 5 uur lezen

      Robert G. Ingersoll (1833-99), the "Great Agnostic," was the greatest freethought orator in the history of the United States. After the Civil War, Ingersoll embarked upon a career as a lecturer, touring the United States to express his thoughts on religion, women's rights, and humanism. Some Mistakes of Moses is a critical examination of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible). Ingersoll passionately believed that the alleged divine origins of the Bible were not sufficient reason for a suspension of critical judgment. His diatribe against Old Testament religion is a call for rationality, a quality sorely missing in times of political upheaval in the name of religion. Ingersoll feared that when the Bible was read as truth rather than as a collection of fables, mankind would destroy itself in its attempt to follow the teachings of Moses to the letter. He fervently believed that the most important belief one can have is belief in man. "Theology is a superstition - Humanity is a religion" - this was the credo of Robert G. Ingersoll.

      Some Mistakes of Moses
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    • Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll; Latest

      in large print

      • 528bladzijden
      • 19 uur lezen

      Focusing on accessibility, this book is a reproduction of a historical work presented in large print. The publishing house Megali is dedicated to enhancing readability for individuals with impaired vision, ensuring that classic texts remain available and enjoyable for a wider audience.

      Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll; Latest