Category: Philosophy & Ethics

The Limits of Atheism; Or, Why Should Sceptics Be Outlaws?

Holyoake, George Jacob, 1817-1906· 2 chapters· 6,974 words

The object of these pages* is not to defend the intellectual accuracy of Atheism (which could not be attempted in this brief space), the object is to explain its case, to vindicate its moral rectitude, and the right of those who hold these views, to legal equality. There are t...

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1. Part 1

The object of these pages* is not to defend the intellectual accuracy of Atheism (which could not be attempted in this brief space), the object is to explain its case, to vindic...

2. Part 2

Exactness of phraseology is well understood self-defence. Well chosen terms are the true weapons of opinion. Employing an old, battered, rheumatic and abused term like Atheism,...