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Skepticism, Rationalism, Atheism
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First Sentence

"Most people have probably used the words "atheism" and "agnosticism" in their ordinary conversation."

Table of Contents

Preface
Page 1
I. The Meaning of Atheism and Agnosticism
Page 3
A. Introduction
B. Selections
1. Charles Bradlaugh: from _A Plea for Atheism_
Page 7
2. Charles Watts: from _The Meaning of Rationalism_
Page 20
3. Annie Besant: _Why I Do Not Believe in God_
Page 28
4. Thomas Huxley: from _Agnosticism_
Page 40
5. George H. Smith: from _Atheism: The Case Against God_
Page 46
II. The Existence/Nonexistence of God
Page 55
A. Introduction
B. Selections
1. Chapman Cohen: from _Theism or Atheism_
Page 60
2. John M. Robertson: _Godism_
Page 67
3. Joseph McCabe: from _The Existence of God_
Page 76
4. E. M. Macdonald: _Design Argument Fallacies_
Page 88
5. Baron D'Holbach: from _The System of Nature_
Page 97
III. Revealed Religion
Page 105
A. Introduction
B. Selections
1. G. W. Foote: from _Bible Romances_
Page 111
2. Thomas Paine: from _The Age of Reason_
Page 127
3. Robert G. Ingersoll: from _Some Mistakes of Moses_
Page 144
4. Voltaire: from _The Important Examination of the Holy Scriptures_
Page 152
5. W. R. Cassels: from _Supernatural Religion_
Page 167
IV. The Historicity of Jesus
Page 178
A. Introduction
B. Selections
1. Edward Greenly: _The Historical Reality of Jesus_
Page 185
2. W. S. Ross [Saladin]: _Did Jesus Christ Rise from the Dead?_
Page 203
3. Charles Watts: _The Death of Christ_
Page 212
4. John M. Robertson: from _The Historical Jesus_
Page 221
5. Gerald Massey: from _The Historical Jesus and the Mythical Christ_
Page 229
V. The Devil, Evil, and Morality
Page 240
A. Introduction
B. Selections
1. Charles Bradlaugh: _A Few Words About the Devil_
Page 246
2. Chapman Cohen: _The Devil_
Page 253
3. Robert G. Ingersoll: from _The Devil_
Page 262
4. Hypatia B. Bonner: from _Christianity and Conduct_
Page 270
5. W. K. Clifford: “The Ethics of Belief” from _Lectures and Essays_
Page 276
VI. The History of Freethought and Atheism
Page 293
A. Introduction
B. Selections
1. George Jacob Holyoake: from _English Secularism_
Page 298
2. Samuel P. Putnam: from _400 Years of Freethought_
Page 304
3. Rationalist Press Association: _A Brief Statement of Objects and Methods_
Page 311
4. G. H. Taylor: _A Chronology of British Secularism_
Page 318
5. J. M. Wheeler: “Sixty Years of Freethought” from _The Freethinker_
Page 334
VII. Bibliography and Books for Further Reading
Page 352

Edition Notes

Published in
Amherst, New York, USA
Series
The Skeptic's Bookshelf
Copyright Date
1980

Classifications

Library of Congress
, BL2747.3 .A68 1980

Contributors

Contributor
Charles Watts
Contributor
Annie Wood Besant
Contributor
Charles Bradlaugh
Contributor
Thomas Huxley
Contributor
George H. Smith
Contributor
Chapman Cohen
Contributor
John M. Robertson
Contributor
Joseph McCabe
Contributor
E. M. Macdonald
Contributor
Baron D'Holbach
Contributor
G. W. Foote
Contributor
Thomas Paine
Contributor
Robert G. Ingersoll
Contributor
Voltaire
Contributor
W. R. Cassels
Contributor
Edward Greenly
Contributor
W. S. Ross
Contributor
Gerald Massey
Contributor
Hypatia B. Bonner
Contributor
W. K. Clifford
Contributor
George Jacob Holyoake
Contributor
Samuel P. Putnam
Contributor
G. H. Taylor
Contributor
J. M. Wheeler
Editor
Gordon Stein

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
354
Dimensions
7.8 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
Weight
14.7 ounces

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OL8130794M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
0879752564
ISBN 13
9780879752569
LCCN
80081326
Library Thing
279856
Goodreads
713310

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