The Case Against Religion (originally, ''Superior Men'')

The Case Against Religion
(originally, "Superior Men")
a book by James Hervey Johnson, 1949
(edited for HTML by Cliff Walker, 1997; files are 50k ± 10k)

Table of Contents
Index: Historical Writings (Johnson)
Index: Historical Writings (Books)
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A Book of Reason For the Man of Vision The Case Against Religion (originally, Superior Men) a book by James Hervey Johnson, 1949 Published by James Hervey Johnson San Diego 1949
	James Hervey Johnson Aug. 2, 1948

Table of Contents
(under construction: began November 18, 1997)

Index: Historical Writings (Johnson)
Index: Historical Writings (Books)
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Introduction
I Religion Is Largely Inherited
II Religions Were Developed in Ancient Times
III The Probable Origin of Religious Festivals
IV Dreams, Nightmares, Visions
V The Tendency to Accept Blindly Religious Teachings Is a Product of Evolution
VI The Mentality of the Common Man Is Very Low
VII Hypnotic Influence Probably Accounts for Much of Religion's Control Over Its Subjects
VIII Religion Is Contrary to Reason
IX Science Disproves Biblical Stories
X Joshua and the Sun
XI Religious Customs Are Stupid
XII Prayers Are Worthless
XIII The Churches Supported the Cruel and Inhuman Practice of Slavery for Many Centuries
XIV The Bible Is Full of Obscene, Vulgar, Lewd, and Filthy Stories and Language
XV Priests, Preachers and Their Supporters Profit by Their Religion
XVI The Diversity of Religion Proves None Is a Divine Revelation
XVII The Bible Abounds With Discrepancies
XVIII There Is an Absolute Conflict Between Science and the Bible
XIX The Intricate Human Body Is Not an Evidence of God
XX Religious Customs Are Amazingly Stupid
XXI The God of the Bible is a Monster
XXII The Churches Must Have Political Support in Order to Prosper
XXIII A Sensible God
XXIV Daniel Being in the Lion's Den, if True, Was No Miracle
XXV Miracles of Healing and Magic
XXVI The Bible Incites Men to Crime
XXVII The Jews Have Suffered Great Persecution as a Result of Biblical Teachings
XXVIII Religion Is Aided and Subsidized by Selfish Commercialism
XXIX God and the Atheists
XXX The Evidence for the Existence of God Is Worse Than Flimsy
XXXI A Reasonable Analysis of the Sermon on the Mount
XXXII Christ Healed Fewer Persons (if any), Than the Average Doctor
XXXIII The Crucifixion Was Neither Divine Nor Heroic
XXXIV Christ's Sayings Are Garbled and Conflicting
XXXV There Are Grave Doubts Whether Christ Ever Lived
XXXVI Why Does God Allow Criminals to Prosper?
XXXVII Common Sense Would Dispel Religion
XXXVIII Revelations
XXXIX Religion Has Done Little to Prevent War, Famine, Crime, Oppression, Misery, Disease, and Unhappiness
XL Only Ignorant People Claim That the Universe Cannot Operate Without a God
XLI The Bible Still Promotes Bloodshed
XLII The World Would Have Been Better Off if Christianity Had Been Founded on Simple, Ethical Principles
XLIII Religion Has Never Supported Modern Democratic Ideals
XLIV Churches Should Pay Taxes
XLV Superior Men
XLVI The Philosophy or Ethics of Atheism
XLVII Men, Fit to be Called Men, Must Have the Courage to Express Themselves
XLVIII Summary of the Reasons Why Reasoning Men Discard Religion
XLIX How Religious People Develop Into Superior Men (stories by various people)
L The Doctor Looks at Christianity

Index: Historical Writings (Johnson)
Index: Historical Writings (Books)
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