“If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their young into an artificial conformity; but would merely insist on their unbending quest for truth, irrespective of artificial backgrounds or practical consequences. With such an honest and inflexible openness to evidence, they could not fail to receive any real truth which might be manifesting itself around them. The fact that religionists do not follow this honourable course, but cheat at their game by invoking juvenile quasi-hypnosis, is enough to destroy their pretensions in my eyes even if their absurdity were not manifest in every other direction.”
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Against Religion: The Atheist Writings of H.P. Lovecraft
This compilation brings together a selection of H.P. Lovecraft's writings that delve into his personal views on religion, offering insight into his philosophical and theological musings. The collection includes various essays and articles that reflect Lovecraft's skepticism towards organized religion and its influence on society and the individual. more
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