Arrows of Freethought
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We attack not aperson but a belief, not a being but an idea, not a fact but a fancy.
Lord Brougham long ago pointed out, in his "Life of Voltaire, " thatthe great French heretic was not guilty of blasphemy, as his enemiesalleged; since he had no belief in the actual existence of the god hedissected, analysed and laughed at. Mr. Ruskin very eloquently defendsByron from the same charge. In "Cain, " and elsewhere, the great poetdoes not impeach God; he merely impeaches the orthodox creed. We may s...umup the whole matter briefly. No man satirises the god he believes in, and no man believes in the god he satirises.
We shall not, therefore, be deterred by the cry of "blasphemy, " which isexactly what the Jewish priests shouted against Jesus Christ. Ifthere is a God, he cannot be half so stupid and malignant as the Bibledeclares. In destroying the counterfeit we do not harm the reality. Andas it is better, in the words of Plutarch, to have no notion of the godsthan to have notions which dishonor them, we are satisfied that the Lord(if he exist) will never burn us in hell for denying a few lies told inhis name.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
We attack not aperson but a belief, not a being but an idea, not a fact but a fancy.
Lord Brougham long ago pointed out, in his "Life of Voltaire, " thatthe great French heretic was not guilty of blasphemy, as his enemiesalleged; since he had no belief in the actual existence of the god hedissected, analysed and laughed at. Mr. Ruskin very eloquently defendsByron from the same charge. In "Cain, " and elsewhere, the great poetdoes not impeach God; he merely impeaches the orthodox creed. We may s...umup the whole matter briefly. No man satirises the god he believes in, and no man believes in the god he satirises.
We shall not, therefore, be deterred by the cry of "blasphemy, " which isexactly what the Jewish priests shouted against Jesus Christ. Ifthere is a God, he cannot be half so stupid and malignant as the Bibledeclares. In destroying the counterfeit we do not harm the reality. Andas it is better, in the words of Plutarch, to have no notion of the godsthan to have notions which dishonor them, we are satisfied that the Lord(if he exist) will never burn us in hell for denying a few lies told inhis name.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Foote George William to read onlineMoreLess
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