“We live between two worlds; we soar in the atmosphere; we creep upon the soil; we have the aspirations of creators and the propensities of quadrupeds. There can be but one explanation of this fact. We are passing from the animal into a higher form, and the drama of this planet is in its second act.” WorldTwoFactsFormAnimalAtheismPlanetsEvolutionHigherDramaCreatorPositive AtheismPassingPassingsAtmosphereExplanationAspirationSoilSoarCreepsPropensityTwo Worlds Book:The Martyrdom of Man Source: The Martyrdom of Man
“All doctrines relating to the creation of the world, the government of man by superior beings, and his destiny after death, are conjectures which have been given out as facts, handed down with many adornments by tradition, and accepted by posterity as "revealed religion". They are theories more or less rational which uncivilised men have devised in order to explain the facts of life, and which civilised men believe that they believe.” MenWorldBelieveHas BeensFactsGovernmentOrderGivenDestinyCreationTheoryTraditionAcceptedDoctrineSuperiorsRationalPosterityAfter DeathFacts Of LifeCivilisedConjectureAdornmentCreation Of The World Book:The Martyrdom of Man Source: The Martyrdom of Man
“One fact must be familiar to all those who have any experience of human nature - a sincerely religious man is often an exceedingly bad man.” MenHumansFactsReligiousAtheismHuman NaturePositive AtheismFamiliarSincerelyBad Man Book:The Martyrdom of Man Source: The Martyrdom of Man