tailieunhanh - An Atheist Manifesto

If, on the other hand, you believe that the universe is a great mystery; that man is the product of evolution; that he is born without knowledge; that intelligence comes from experience, then you devote your time and energies to improving his condition with the hope of securing a little happiness here for yourself and your fellow man. That is the difference. If man was "created," then someone made a grievous mistake. It is inconceivable that any form of intelligence would waste so much time and effort to make such an inferior piece of life--with all the "ills that flesh is heir to," and with all the. | An Atheist Manifesto by Joseph Lewis 1 An Atheist Manifesto by Joseph Lewis The Project Gutenberg EBook of An Atheist Manifesto by Joseph Lewis This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title An Atheist Manifesto Author Joseph Lewis Release Date October 1 2010 EBook 33825 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AN ATHEIST MANIFESTO Produced by Betty Haertling Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http AN ATHEIST MANIFESTO BY JOSEPH LEWIS An Atheist Manifesto by Joseph Lewis 2 THE FREETHOUGHT PRESS ASSOCIATION NEW YORK COPYRIGHTED 1954 AND IN THE 178TH YEAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE BY JOSEPH LEWIS All rights reserved Second Edition 1956 Third Edition 1958 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JOSEPH LEWIS Author of THE TYRANNY OF GOD THE BIBLE UNMASKED VOLTAIRE THE INCOMPARABLE INFIDEL SPAIN A LAND BLIGHTED BY RELIGION BURBANK THE INFIDEL ATHEISM THE BIBLE AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FRANKLIN THE FREETHINKER LINCOLN THE FREETHINKER MEXICO AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SOVIET RUSSIA AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SHALL CHILDREN RECEIVE RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION THE TEN COMMANDMENTS THOMAS PAINE AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY THE TRAGIC PATRIOT INSPIRATION AND WISDOM FROM THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE AN ATHEIST MANIFESTO INGERSOLL THE MAGNIFICENT AN ATHEIST MANIFESTO Many ask what difference does it make whether man believes in a God or not. It makes a big difference. It makes all the difference in the world. It is the difference between being right and being wrong it is the difference between truth and surmises--facts or delusion. It is the difference between the earth being flat and the earth being round. It is the difference between the earth .