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Published on: 2013-03-20
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"I am quite convinced that all religions, at bottom, are pretty much alike. On the surface they may seem to differ greatly, but what appears on the surface is not always religion. Go beneath it, and one finds invariably the same sense of helplessness before the cosmic mysteries, and the same pathetic attempt to resolve it by appealing to higher powers."--from Treatise on the GodsH. L. Mencken is perhaps best known for his scathing political satire. But politicians, as far as Mencken was concerned, had no monopoly on self-righteous chest-thumping, deceit, and thievery. He also found religion to be an adversary worthy of his attention and, in Treatise on the Gods, he offers some of his best shots, a choreographed cannonade. Mencken examines religion everywhere, from India to Peru, from the myths of Egypt to the traditional beliefs of America's Bible Belt. He compares Incas and Greeks, examines doctrines, dogmas, sacred texts, heresies, and ceremonies. He ranges far and wide, but returns at last to the subject that most provokes him: Christianity. He reviews the history of the Church and its founders. "It is Tertullian who is credited with the motto, Credo, quia absurdum est: I believe because it is incredible. Needless to say, he began life as a lawyer." Mencken is no less interested in the dissidents: "The Reformers were men of courage, but not many of them were intelligent." Against the old-time religion of fellow countrymen, Mencken posed as a figure of old-time skepticism, and he reaped the whirlwind. Controversial even before it was published in 1930, Treatise on the Gods remains what its author wished it to be: the plain, clear challenge of honest doubt. CHURCH FATHERS: Treatise 3 (Cyprian of Carthage) Treatise 3. On the Lapsed. Argument. Having Enlarged Upon the Unlooked-for Peace of the Church and the Constancy of the Confessors and Those Who Had Stood Fast in ... god - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com From Abracadabra to Zombies View All. a; b; c; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; q; r; s; t; u; v; w; x; y; z; gods* "The word god is for me nothing more than ... Asclepius 21-29 -- The Nag Hammadi Library - Gnosis Asclepius 21-29 from The Nag Hammadi Library. This site includes the entire Nag Hammadi Library as well as a large collection of other primary Gnostic scriptures ... What is True Biblical Fellowship - Acts 2:44-47 - Bible Truth What is True Biblical Fellowship - Acts 2:44-47 ... INTRODUCTION: Some times familiar words lose their intended meaning. Such a word is "Fellowship" We use it a lot ... Adapa's Treatise On Sumerian Religion - Inicio IN PRIMEVAL DAYS... Creation mythology is generally divisible into two types: Cosmogony - relating to the creation of the 'Cosmos' and Anthropogony ... FOOD OF THE GODS - Halexandria The following was orginally based upon the ORME Star Fire and a whole host of other possible physical transformations that have been presented to the metaphysical ... CHURCH FATHERS: Treatise 9 (Cyprian of Carthage) Treatise 9. Argument. Cyprian Himself Briefly Sets Forth the Occasion of This Treatise at the Conclusion of His Epistle to Jubaianus as Follows: Charity of Spirit ... A Treatise on Astral Projection - bibliotecapleyades.net by Robert Bruce. 1999. from RealMagick Website . Part 1 What Is The Astral Realm . Introduction There are certain aspects of the astral dimension and the projection ... Treatise on Invisible Beings - CSI Allegedly invisible entitiespopular belief notwithstandingare indistinguishable from imaginary beings. Popular belief aside the best scientific evidence ... Egypt: Gods Nephthys Nephthys. Nebt-het or Nephthys was the daughter of Seb and Nut and the sister of Osiris and Isis and Set and the wife of Set and the mother of Anpu or Anubis ...
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