Religion introduces God to man. God did not introduce Himself to us. If that were the case, the Neanderthals would have had some type of bible to work with. In the same breath, religion declares God as infinite. How can there be communication between something finite and infinite? Scientists don’t even understand infinity. How can… Continue reading
Posts Tagged → Jean Meslier (1664-1729)
Religion is founded upon credulity
The foundation of religion tells us that our minds are limited to grasp the Divine qualities of God. One would think, however, that God made us in such a manner that we could understand the Divine qualities. Is that not what an infinite being with infinite knowledge would incorporate into His design? No wonder religion… Continue reading
Prophets
The prophet or seer is a man of strong imaginative powers, which have not been calmed by education. The ideas which occur to his mind often present themselves to his eyes and ears in corresponding sights and sounds…. Prophets have existed in all countries and at all times; but the gift becomes rare in the same proportion as people learn to read and write.
Winwood Reade.
Is it possible to think logically about God?
No religious system can be founded otherwise than upon the nature of God and man, and upon the relationship, they bear to each other. However, in order to judge the reality of these relationships, we must have some idea of the Divine nature. However, everybody tells us that the essence of God is incomprehensible to… Continue reading
We are not born religious or deistical.
All religious principles base their ideas on a ‘God’ which does not act upon any human senses. The idea is convenient because no man can comprehend such a being. All our ideas are but pictures of objects which strike us. What can the idea of God represent to us when it is an idea without… Continue reading
What is theology?
Theology is the science whose object is only incomprehensible things. Unlike all other science fields, it occupies itself with things that cannot be seen or touched. Theology must be called “the kingdom of darkness.” In this kingdom, everyone obeys laws opposed to those which men acknowledge the world they inhabit. In this marvellous region, light… Continue reading