
Preface.
CHAPTER I. - What is God?
CHAPTER II. - The Origin of the Idea of God.
CHAPTER III. - Have we a Religious Sense?
CHAPTER IV. - The Argument from Existence.
CHAPTER V. - The Argument from Causation.
CHAPTER VI. - The Argument from Design.
CHAPTER VII. - The Disharmonies of Nature.
CHAPTER VIII. - God and Evolution.
CHAPTER IX. - The Problem of Pain.
A probing exploration of the age‑old debate between belief in a deity and its logical denial, this work strips away the ceremonial trappings that often surround discussions of God. It argues that the “God” invoked in everyday faith is not the same entity that philosophical arguments attempt to prove, and it highlights how that mismatch can cloud honest inquiry. By tracing the history of how the concept migrated from religious practice into academic discourse, the author reveals the artificial scaffolding that many accept without question.
Written with a sharp, conversational tone, the book challenges readers to set aside reverence and examine the issue on its own merits. It insists that the only genuine logical alternatives are theism and atheism, warning that any middle ground is more a concession to comfort than to reason. Those willing to engage thoughtfully will find familiar arguments presented in a fresh, uncompromising light.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (323K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2008-05-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1868–1954
A sharp, energetic voice in British freethought, this prolific writer and lecturer spent decades challenging religious authority and arguing for a secular, rational way of life.
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