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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Garrison B. 3-17 Charles Bradlaugh

Factual Question: True/False

Charles Bradlaugh, one of the greatest players in British doubt, wrote that "the Atheist does not say 'There is no God.'" but says: "'I know not what you mean by God; I am without idea of God; the word God is to me a sound conveying no clear or distinct affirmation. I do not deny God, because I cannot deny that of which I have no conception' especially when even those who believe in the thing cannot even define it."

Answer: True

Discussion Question: What do you think of the segment from Bradlaugh's Doubts in Dialogue, which features a conversation between a Christian priest and Unbeliever (pg. 413-414)?

3 comments:

  1. Ally Lynch's questions for 11/15

    Charles Bradlaugh's motto was:
    a) "Doubt!"
    b) "Thorough!"
    c) "Think!"
    d) "Believe!"

    answer: B

    Discussion: Bradlaugh stated that a large part of his atheism was due to agreeing with Spinoza's "Ethics" which basically stated that, "the universe is one-it has no other, mystical part". Discuss this idea.

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  2. Charles Bradlaugh was a staunch advocate of Christianity. True or False....False

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  3. Fact: T/F
    Charles Bradlaugh was responsible for a law granting atheists the right to affirm in court rather than to swear.
    A: True

    Discuss:
    In conjunction with the conversation in Bradlaugh's Doubts in Dialogue, do you think that only one religion is the right one, or a culmination of of religious beliefs will lead us to a better afterlife, if there is one?

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