Project Gutenberg 2008-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 95 Cohen, Chapman 1868 Theism or Atheism: The Great Alternative Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Theism or Atheism: The Great Alternative" by Chapman Cohen is a philosophical examination written in the early 20th century. The work explores the profound debate between the beliefs in theism and atheism, proposing that the logical issue lies not just in the existence of God but also in the implications of belief itself. It aims to scrutinize traditional arguments for the existence of God, emphasizing their weaknesses and encouraging readers to consider a secular understanding of morality and existence. At the start of the book, Cohen establishes the context for his examination of theism by questioning the importance of belief in God in contemporary society. He argues that, unlike in primitive times when natural forces were often misinterpreted as actions of deities, modern knowledge shows that natural events occur independently of religious beliefs. Cohen suggests that the past understanding of God as a controlling force in the universe is outdated, and he emphasizes the need to critically assess how the idea of God has shaped social institutions, highlighting its often obstructive influence on moral and societal progress. Through this examination, Cohen sets up a framework for discussing the origins of theistic belief, preparing the ground for a deeper critique of its philosophical validity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Atheism Theism BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 377196 377205 2024-09-11T04:37:27.143750 2023-09-11T08:08:37.817007 text/html text/html 378348 2008-05-02T09:19:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 132211 2008-05-02T09:19:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192010 2024-09-11T04:37:32.784720 application/epub+zip 194658 2024-09-11T04:37:28.613735 application/epub+zip 194658 2024-09-11T04:37:27.729732 application/epub+zip 412794 2024-09-11T04:37:36.244718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378003 2024-09-11T04:37:32.141749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341787 2022-09-11T14:28:44.139205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354708 354587 2024-09-11T04:37:26.690741 2023-09-11T08:08:37.393953 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 354549 2008-05-02T09:19:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 127064 2008-05-02T09:19:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 354545 2008-05-02T09:19:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127031 2008-05-02T09:19:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19772 2024-09-11T04:37:36.374684 application/rdf+xml 17402 2024-09-11T04:37:28.076748 image/jpeg 4013 2024-09-11T04:37:27.900732 image/jpeg 183606 2024-09-11T04:37:27.175764 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog