Mistakes of Moses Robert Green Ingersoll 9781546515357 Books
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The rating asked me "How is the story narrated?" As this is not fiction, there's not a 'story' as such, other than the Mosaic myth about which Mr. Ingersoll speaks. Robert Ingersoll was a genius, and is one of my all-time heroes. You will not regret reading anything he was kind enough to record.Product details
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Mistakes of Moses Robert Green Ingersoll 9781546515357 Books Reviews
Reading this will give you an idea of why people flocked to hear Ingersoll's lectures. He not only expertly demolishes the claims of religion but does it with a dry wit that had me laughing out loud at the Bible more than once. His wit sometimes rivals Mark Twain (another person who had little use for religion). Of course, some of the science is dated (we hear a lot about "moners," which seems to be an old term for one-celled organisms, for example). And some things have improved since 1880 professors don't get fired for teaching evolution, except at places like Liberty. But (no surprise) the religionists haven't changed much in all this time and are still touting the Bible in the same old ways they did then. The edition is a great bargain, and you can't beat the price... free!
"For many years I have regarded the Pentateuch simply as a record of a barbarous people, in which are found a great number of the ceremonies of savagery, many absurd and unjust laws, and thousands of ideas inconsistent with known and demonstrated facts. To me it seemed almost a crime to teach that this record was written by inspired men; that slavery, polygamy, wars of conquest and extermination were right, and that there was a time when men could win the approbation of infinite Intelligence, Justice, and Mercy, by violating maidens and by butchering babes."
PROs
* Renders the belief that the Bible was written or inspired by an infinite intelligence utterly untenable
* Counters all the arguments of theologians
* Uses a perfect combination of reason, logic, and sometimes science to make any sort of literal belief in the Bible patently absurd
* Very humorous and witty
* Some very good, emotional writing
* Extremely in depth, almost too much so at some points
CONs
* There is so much madness in a religious reading of the Bible that it is impossible to even come close to covering it all in one volume
* He skips most of the violence in the Bible due to it being too inappropriate
* Some slightly outdated concepts (it was written in the 1800s)
"The telescope destroyed the firmament, did away with the heaven of the New Testament, rendered the ascension of our Lord and the assumption of his Mother infinitely absurd, crumbled to chaos the gates and palaces of the New Jerusalem, and in their places gave to man a wilderness of worlds."
Some Mistakes of Moses is widely regarded as a classic of intellectual Biblical criticism, and rightly so. Ingersoll goes into so much detail about the topics he covers that it would be nearly impossible to retain a belief in the Bible as wholly true, something I'd never thought I'd say, as I know how powerful belief can be. He begins with the creation story (both), and after completely debunking them (using mainly rational argument rather than appeals to science), he also debunks favorite theistic counter arguments, such has how the days weren't really days. He moves of to the Garden of Eden, the Flood, and the Exodus. If these stories were trees and Ingersoll was the hatchet, he not only chopped the trees down, but he chopped the fallen trees into microscopic specs. As an example
"Why should an infinite God care whether mankind made ointments and perfumes like his or not? Why should the Creator of all things threaten to kill a priest who approached his altar without having washed his hands and feet? These commandments and these penalties would disgrace the vainest tyrant that ever sat, by chance, upon a throne."
Ingersoll briefly touches on the subjects of extreme violence and slavery/absurd laws and customs in the Bible, but says that he doesn't want to stain his pages with such savagery. Seeing as how this is about 90% of the Bible, he saved himself a lot of time with this step, but the book is still over 200 pages long. He says
"When I speak of God, I mean that god who prevented man from putting forth his hand and taking also of the fruit of the tree of life that he might live forever; of that god who multiplied the agonies of woman, increased the weary toil of man, and in his anger drowned a world--of that god whose altars reeked with human blood, who butchered babes, violated maidens, enslaved men and filled the earth with cruelty and crime; of that god who made heaven for the few, hell for the many, and who will gloat forever and ever upon the writhings of the lost and damned."
What makes the book so good is the fact that instead of simply saying something like "this is scientifically impossible" or "no sane person could believe this", he actually uses impeccable logic to demonstrate that these stories absolutely can not be true. I would provide an example, but I don't want to distort Ingersoll's perfectly reasoned views with a summarization. If the reader permits me, I will give one quick example, but understand Ingersoll goes into exponentially more depth when speaking of the Flood, we are told that at least two of each animal is taken aboard, including 7 of each clean animal (in contradicting stories). Ingersoll calculates that for a sloth to reach the Middle East that, traveling at an average constant rate, it would be traveling for longer than the universe has existed (according to Biblical timelines). Great examples such as these are riddled throughout the book. It is a must read for everyone and is possibly my favorite book of all time, irrespective of genre.
"Surely the time must come when the wealth of the world will not be wasted in the propagation of ignorant creeds and miraculous mistakes. The time must come when churches and cathedrals will be dedicated to the use of man; when minister and priest will deem the discoveries of the living of more importance than the errors of the dead; when the truths of Nature will outrank the "sacred" falsehoods of the past, and when a single fact will outweigh all the miracles of Holy Writ. Who can over estimate the progress of the world if all the money wasted in superstition could be used to enlighten, elevate and civilize mankind? When every church becomes a school, every cathedral a university, every clergyman a teacher, and all their hearers brave and honest thinkers, then, and not until then, will the dream of poet, patriot, philanthropist and philosopher, become a real and blessed truth."
This book is so wonderfully written that it is a "must read". No doubt that I will read it again and suggest it to all my friends. Whether or not you believe the bible to be the inerrant word of god you will come away with a new appreciation for Ingersoll.
Advise buyers the number of pages = 12. Page size is 8.5 x 11 inches. One can use title to access other Ingersoll lectures available for free on line
The best of the best of Royal Bob's book. What you will learn from this book will open your mind to Blind Faith.
Robert Ingersoll-- where are you now??? If ever reincarnation was justified --it is now. Great mind, great thinker, waaaaay ahead of his time. Strongly recommend this to all, believers and non.
What a mind. Written about 150 years ago and seems a current book. Shows the truth about the Pentateuch. Shows the barbarous nature of a despicable book. Free your mind. Read this book and get to know what your pastor hides from you.
The rating asked me "How is the story narrated?" As this is not fiction, there's not a 'story' as such, other than the Mosaic myth about which Mr. Ingersoll speaks. Robert Ingersoll was a genius, and is one of my all-time heroes. You will not regret reading anything he was kind enough to record.
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