excrepts from the bks of ROBERT GREEN INGERSOUL

The author Mr. Robert Green has no knowledge. A person can in no way be fearless unless he believes in God. His fearlessness may be out of ignorance. But the moment he gets into some sort of crisis he would become the most fearful person on earth.

Moreover, its not good to generalise things. How, on earth, does he know that all non-believers love their wife, children and work and all believers beat up their wife and children and hate their work. Its very stupid of him to say such a thing. For me, the case is entirely different. In more than 70% of the cases, the story is exactly the opposite.

Comments and criticism from the learned members of yoindia are most welcome!

Its Coveincing . . . . . I do agree on certain points!

Hmmm its a Nice discussion Ranjeet and Karan Bro!

WHAT IS MORALITY?

IN THIS WORLD WE NEED CERTAIN THINGS.WE HAVE MANY WANTS.WE ARE EXPOSED TO MANY DENGERS.WE NEED FOOD,FUEL,RAIMENT AND SHELTAR,AND BESIDES THESE WANTS,THERE IS WHAT MAY BE CALLED,THE HUNGER OF THE MIND
WE ARE CONDITIONED BEINGS.AND OUR HAPPINESS DEPENDS UPON CONDITIONS.THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT DIMINISH,CIRTAIN THINGS THAT DESTROY AND THERE ARE OTHERS THAT PRESERVE.
HAPPINESS,INCLUDING ITS HIGHEST FORMS,IS AFTER ALL THE ONLY GOOD,AND EVERYTHING,THE RESULT OF WHICH IS TO PRODUCE OR SECURE HAPPINESS,IS GOOD THAT IS TO SAY MORAL.EVERYTHING  THAT DESTROYS OR DIMINISHES WELL BEING IS BAD,THAT IS TO SAY,IMMORAL,IN OTHER WORDS,ALL THAT IS GOOD IS MORAL AND ALL THAT IS BAD IS IMMORAL.
WHAT THEN IS,OR CAN BE CALLED,A MOREL GUIDE?THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE ANSWER IS THE WORD:INTELLIGENCE
WE WANT THE EXPERIENCE OF MANKIND,THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE RACE.WE WANT THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT,OF THE GROWTH OF THE ETHICAL,OF THE IDEA OF JUSTICE,OF CONSCIENCE,OF CHARITY,OF SELF-DENIAL.WE WANT TO KNOW THE PATHS AND ROADS THAT HAVE BEEN TRAVELED BY THE HUMEN MIND.
THESE FACTS IN GENERAL,THESE HISTORIES IN OUTLINE,THE RESULTS REACHED,THE CONCLUSIONS FORMED,THE PRINCIPLES EVOLVED,TAKEN TOGETHER,WOULD FORM THE BEST CONCEIVABLE MORAL GUIDE.
WE CANNOT DEPEND ON WHAT ARE CALLED"INSPIRED BOOKS"OR THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD.THESE RELIGIONS ARE BASED ON THE SUPERNATURAL,AND ACCORDING TO THEM WE ARE UNDER OBLIGATION TO WORSHIP AND OBEY SOME SUPERNATURAL BEING,OR BEINGS.ALL THESE RELIGIONS ARE INCONSISTENT WITH INTELLECTUAL LIBERTY.THEY ARE THE ENEMIES OF THAUGHT,OF INVESTIGATION,OF MENTAL HONESTY.THEY DESTROY THE MANLINESS OF MAN.THEY PROMISE ETERNAL REWARDS FOR BELIEF,FOR CREDULITY,FOR THEY CALL FAITH.
THESE RELIGIONS TEACH THE SLAVE VIRTUES.THEY MAKE INANIMATE THINGS HOLY,AND FALSEHOOD SACRED.THEY CREATE ARTFICIAL CRIMES.TO EAT MEAT ON FRIDAY,TO ENJOY YOURSELF ON SUNDAY,TO BE HAPPY IN LENT,TO DISPUTE A PRIEST,TO ASK FOR EVIDENCE,TO DENY A CREED,TO EXPRESS YOUR SINCERE THOUGHT,ALL THESE ACTS ARE SINS,CRIMES AGAINEST SOME GOD,TO GIVE YOUR HONEST OPINIAN ABOUT GODMEN IS FAR WORSE THEN TO MALICIOUSLY SLANDER YOUR NEIGHBOUR.TO QUISTION OR DOUBT MIRACLES IS FAR WORSE THAN TO DENY KNOWN FACTS.ONLY THE OBEDIENT,THE CREDULOUS,THE CRINGERS,THE KNEELERS,THE MEEK,THE UNQUISTIONING,THE TRUE BELIEVERS,ARE REGARDED AS MORAL,AS VIRTUOUS.IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO BE HONEST,GENEROUS AND USEFUL,NOT ENOUGH TO BE GOVERNED BY EVIDENCE,BY FACTS.IN ADDITION TO THIS,YOU MUST BELIEVE.THESE THINGS ARE THE FOES OF MORALITY.THEY SUBVERT ALL NATURAL CONCEPTIONS OF VIRTUE.
ALL"INSPIRED BOOKS"TEACHING THAT ONLY THOSE WHO OBEY THE SUPERNATURAL ARE,OR CAN BE,TRULY VIRTUOUS,AND THAT UNQUISTIONING WILL BE REWARDED WITH ETERNAL JOY,ARE GROSSLY IMMORAL.

AGAIN I SAY:INTELLIGENCE IS THE ONLY MORAL GUIDE.

R.G.INGERSOLL

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http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/truth.html

"the true man,when asked to believe,asks for evidence.the true man,who asks another to believe,offers evidence"    R.G.INGERSOLL FROM "TRUTH"