Project Gutenberg 2009-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 924 Ingersoll, Robert Green 1833 1899 Ingersoll, Bob Ingersoll, R. G. (Robert Green) Ingersoll, Robert G. (Robert Green) The Ghosts, and Other Lectures The ghosts -- The liberty of man, woman and child -- The Declaration of independence -- About farming in Illinois -- Speech at Cincinnati, nominating James G. Blaine for the presidency, June, 1876 -- The past rises before me like a dream -- The Grant banquet -- A tribute to the Rev. Alexander Clark -- A tribute to Ebon C. Ingersoll. Produced by David Widger "The Ghosts, and Other Lectures" by Robert Green Ingersoll is a collection of lectures written in the late 19th century. This work delves into themes of skepticism, rational thought, and critiques of religion and superstition, emphasizing the importance of intellectual freedom and personal liberty. Ingersoll's writing serves as a powerful call to humanity to cast aside the ghosts of their past beliefs and embrace a future grounded in reason and science. The opening portion of the text establishes a strong foundation for Ingersoll's argument against the supernatural and the cultural hold of religious dogmas. He presents a historical perspective on how beliefs in ghosts and supernatural forces have influenced human actions and decisions, often leading to fear and oppression. He critiques the clergy and their control over thought, asserting that such beliefs lead to societal stagnation. Rather than transitioning to a purely supernatural understanding of existence, Ingersoll calls for recognition of the natural laws governing the universe, positing that progress and true liberty arise from rational thought and the liberation of the human mind from the chains of superstition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Free thought AC Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 325818 2025-08-12T10:59:37.694468 text/html 307181 2024-10-24T20:26:08 text/html 189094 2025-08-12T10:59:43.945440 application/epub+zip 192400 2025-08-12T10:59:40.381467 application/epub+zip 177373 2025-08-12T10:59:39.266452 application/epub+zip 358574 2025-08-12T10:59:46.859414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339231 2025-08-12T10:59:43.293450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295550 2022-09-14T05:02:20.096682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285455 2025-08-12T10:59:37.268500 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265756 2024-10-24T20:26:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16822 2025-08-12T10:59:46.982430 application/rdf+xml 15155 2025-08-12T10:59:39.758439 image/jpeg 3737 2025-08-12T10:59:39.512452 image/jpeg 184203 2025-08-12T10:59:37.720443 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 en.wikipedia