Necessity of Atheism
by David Marshall Brooks
About this book
Plain speaking is necessary in any discussion of religion, for if the freethinker attacks the religious dogmas with hesitation, the orthodox believer assumes that it is with regret that the freethinker would remove the crutch that supports the orthodox. And all religious beliefs are "crutches" hindering the free locomotive efforts of an advancing humanity. There are no problems related to human progress and happiness in this age which any theology can solve, and which the teachings of freethought cannot do better and without the aid of encumbrances. (Summary from the preface)
Chapters (21)
101 - The Evolution of Religious Beliefs
202 - The Koran and the Old and New Testaments
303 - The Prophets Mohammed, Jesus and Moses; Charlatans or Victims of Mental and Physical Disease
404 - Soundness of a Foundation for a Belief in a Deity
505 - The Persistence of Religion
606 - Religion and Science
707 - Religion and Medicine
808 - Religion and Astronomy
909 - Religion and Geography
1010 - Religion and Chemistry and Physics
1111 - Religion and Geology, Philology and Evolution
1212 - Religion and Witchcraft
1313 - Religion and Morality
1414 - Christianity and War
1515 - Christianity and Slavery
1616 - Christianity and Labor
1717 - Religion and Woman
1818 - The Philosophers and The Great Illusion
1919 - The Doom of Religion; The Necessity of Atheism - Part 1
2019 - The Doom of Religion; The Necessity of Atheism - Part 2
2120 - Contemporary Opinion
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