Superstition in All Ages 13 – Knoop · Verses Across
Freethought · Atheism
Superstition in All Ages 13XII.—Religion Entices Ignorance by the Aid of the Marvelous
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Freethought · Atheism
Superstition in All Ages 13
XII.—Religion Entices Ignorance by the Aid of the Marvelous
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If religion was clear, it would have fewer attractions for the ignorant. They need obscurity, mysteries, fables, miracles, incredible things, which keep their brains perpetually at work. Romances, idle stories, tales of ghosts and witches, have more charms for the vulgar than true narrations.
