RE: My view and reasons for them. Atheist and Christians welcome here. (short)
May 7, 2018 at 9:23 pm
In an essay entitled "The Failure of the Church and the Triumph of Reason," Robert Ingersoll wrote:
The answer in every case is "no." There is nothing useful in the bible. It's all hocus-pocus and shit designed to frighten the superstitious into obedience.
I will take science in every case. Religion is of no use to anyone.
Quote:Christianity has controlled Christendom for at least fifteen hundred years.
During these centuries what good has the church done?
Did Christ or any of his apostles add to the sum of useful knowledge? Did they say one word in favor of any science, of any art? Did they teach their fellow-men how to make a living, how to overcome the obstructions of nature, how to prevent sickness—how to protect themselves from pain, from famine, from misery and rags?Did they explain any of the phenomena of nature? Any of the facts that affect the life of man? Did they say anything in favor of investigation—of study—of thought? Did they teach the gospel of self-reliance, of industry—of honest effort? Can any farmer, mechanic, or scientist find in the New Testament one useful fact? Is there anything in the sacred book that can help the geologist, the astronomer, the biologist, the physician, the inventor—the manufacturer of any useful thing?
The answer in every case is "no." There is nothing useful in the bible. It's all hocus-pocus and shit designed to frighten the superstitious into obedience.
I will take science in every case. Religion is of no use to anyone.
