Project Gutenberg 2007-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 572 Brooks, David Marshall 1902 1994 The Necessity of Atheism Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Necessity of Atheism" by David Marshall Brooks is a critical analysis of religious beliefs and their evolution, likely written in the 20th century. The text delves into the historical development of religions, examining key figures such as Jesus, Moses, and Mohammed while questioning the foundations of theistic beliefs. Brooks contends that humankind's reliance on supernatural beliefs has stifled progress and argues for the validity of atheism as a more rational worldview. At the start of the work, the author highlights the primitive origins of religious beliefs, suggesting that early humans created gods to explain phenomena they could not understand. Through an exploration of early man’s emotions like fear and hope, Brooks demonstrates how concepts of gods evolved from animism to organized religions. He further discusses how these ideologies have been perpetuated through historical narratives, pointing out contradictions and fallacies within sacred texts. This sets the stage for a broader critique of Western religions, establishing a foundation for the argument that atheism offers a more logical and humane approach to understanding life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Religion and science Atheism BL Text Atheism Category: History - Religious Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 609580 2025-10-08T12:31:12.434502 text/html 611935 2011-07-23T09:06:56 text/html 319312 2025-10-08T12:31:21.881457 application/epub+zip 323994 2025-10-08T12:31:15.700498 application/epub+zip 309830 2025-10-08T12:31:14.260514 application/epub+zip 537707 2025-10-08T12:31:26.716429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495277 2025-10-08T12:31:20.958475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459604 2022-09-09T13:38:53.782006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574413 2025-10-08T12:31:11.762541 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 574207 2011-07-23T09:07:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 574211 2011-07-23T09:07:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20489 2025-10-08T12:31:26.853388 application/rdf+xml 11124 2025-10-08T12:31:14.810559 image/jpeg 2929 2025-10-08T12:31:14.512465 image/jpeg 218668 2011-07-23T09:08:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 227050 2011-07-23T09:08:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 218619 2011-07-23T09:08:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 299750 2025-10-08T12:31:12.481492 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog