Project Gutenberg 2012-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 176 Ingersoll, Robert Green 1833 1899 Ingersoll, Bob Ingersoll, R. G. (Robert Green) Ingersoll, Robert G. (Robert Green) The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 01 (of 12) Dresden Edition—Lectures The gods -- Humboldt -- Thomas Paine -- Individuality -- Heretics and heresies -- The ghosts -- The libery of man, woman, and child -- Liberty of woman -- The liberty of children -- Conclusion -- About farming in Illinois -- What must we do to be saved?: What we must do to be saved. The Gospel of Matthew. The Gospel of Mark. The Gospel of Luke. The Gospel of John. The Catholics. The Episcopalians. The Methodists. The Presbyterians. The Evangelical Alliance. What do you propose? Produced by David Widger "The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 01 (of 12)" by Robert Green Ingersoll is a collection of lectures written in the late 19th century. In this volume, Ingersoll explores themes of religion, mythology, and the philosophical implications of the existence of gods, challenging traditional beliefs and advocating for reason and free thought. His works are characterized by incisive critiques of religious dogma and arguments for humanism and rationalism. The opening of this volume introduces one of Ingersoll's key themes: the notion that gods are a product of human creation, mirroring their creators' characteristics, desires, and societal structures. He argues that throughout history, gods have been used to justify conflict, oppression, and ignorance, highlighting the violent and often vile instructions attributed to these deities in religious texts. Ingersoll calls for the rejection of these superstitions in favor of intellectual freedom and reasoned understanding of the world, asserting that true morality and progress come from humanity itself, rather than the worship of an unseen god. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Free thought BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 674999 675009 2024-09-16T10:31:24.228684 2023-09-17T05:30:30.771902 text/html text/html 669677 2012-11-16T14:40:08 text/html; charset=us-ascii 486226 2012-11-16T14:41:48 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 588236 2024-09-16T10:31:32.234822 application/epub+zip 596600 2024-09-16T10:31:25.963634 application/epub+zip 306118 2024-09-16T10:31:24.937646 application/epub+zip 863818 2024-09-16T10:31:37.297571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 828106 2024-09-16T10:31:31.423596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548270 2022-09-17T16:40:47.089916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591976 591969 2024-09-16T10:31:23.290629 2023-09-17T05:30:29.947890 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 591904 2012-02-09T09:40:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 219341 2012-02-09T09:46:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 591904 2012-02-09T09:40:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219303 2012-02-09T09:46:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20579 2024-09-16T10:31:37.446544 application/rdf+xml 20427 2024-09-16T10:31:25.301626 image/jpeg 4660 2024-09-16T10:31:25.119607 image/jpeg 554111 2024-09-16T10:31:24.295654 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