Project Gutenberg 2010-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 108 Lewis, Joseph 1889 1968 An Atheist Manifesto Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Betty Haertling, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "An Atheist Manifesto" by Joseph Lewis is a provocative polemic published in the mid-20th century. As a philosophical work, it embarks on a critical examination of religious belief and its implications on human society and progress. The book argues against the existence of a deity, asserting that religion has historically hindered knowledge, intellectual development, and the well-being of humanity. In this manifesto, Lewis articulates his belief that reliance on religion promotes ignorance and fear, while advocating for a rational, science-based understanding of life. He argues that true happiness and progress arise from human effort and the pursuit of knowledge, rather than from devout worship. Through vivid critique, he details how religious doctrines have perpetuated suffering and stunted societal advancements, encouraging readers to free themselves from the constraints of superstition and embrace a life dedicated to humanistic values and the betterment of all. Lewis's work calls for the rejection of religious myths in favor of a commitment to reason, scientific inquiry, and mutual compassion among individuals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Atheism BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 78736 78741 2024-10-14T09:39:51.680787 2023-09-15T04:22:58.963112 text/html text/html 76934 2010-10-01T13:39:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 30022 2010-10-01T13:39:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 104317 2024-10-14T09:39:57.524239 application/epub+zip 103296 2024-10-14T09:39:54.702237 application/epub+zip 85763 2024-10-14T09:39:53.471758 application/epub+zip 223317 2024-10-14T09:39:59.463252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214360 2024-10-14T09:39:56.805229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183319 2022-09-15T12:02:34.327829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67451 67313 2024-10-14T09:39:51.309785 2023-09-15T04:22:58.678145 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67358 2010-10-01T13:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25374 2010-10-01T13:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19225 2024-10-14T09:39:59.595215 application/rdf+xml 15188 2024-10-14T09:39:54.031266 image/jpeg 3935 2024-10-14T09:39:53.749785 image/jpeg 103330 2024-10-14T09:39:51.691758 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 en.wikipedia