
ATEISTI
ARVID JÄRNEFELT
SISÄLLYS.
A lively assortment of short pieces invites listeners to follow the author’s own wrestling with faith, reason and the everyday. He begins by questioning what it means to call oneself an atheist, tracing how former believers often arrive at doubt after a lifetime of church teachings. The essays then wander through topics as varied as justice, ritual, social hierarchy and the simple act of eating, each framed with a dry humor that keeps philosophy grounded. Together they form a mosaic that asks whether certainty comes from scripture or from the restless curiosity of a questioning mind.
The centerpiece is a narrative about a pastor’s son who, raised on sermons about a all‑seeing creator, discovers a microscope in a university laboratory. The instrument becomes his new altar, offering a view of hidden worlds that replace divine mystery with empirical wonder. As he immerses himself in scientific method, he begins to see that the same rigor once reserved for theology can illuminate the natural order, prompting listeners to consider where belief ends and knowledge begins.
Language
fi
Duration
~3 hours (207K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2014-11-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1861–1932
A Finnish novelist, playwright, and thinker whose fiction joined everyday life with big moral questions, he became known for writing that is both realistic and deeply reflective. His life also moved beyond literature into law, farming, and a lasting engagement with Tolstoyan ideas.
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