Project Gutenberg 2011-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 350 Ingersoll, Robert Green 1833 1899 Ingersoll, Bob Ingersoll, R. G. (Robert Green) Ingersoll, Robert G. (Robert Green) Mistakes of Moses Preface -- Some mistakes of Moses -- Free schools -- The politicians -- Man and woman -- The Pentateuch -- Monday -- Tuesday -- Wednesday -- Thursday -- "He made the stars also" -- Friday -- Saturday -- Let us make man -- Sunday -- The necessity for a good memory -- The garden -- The fall -- Dampness -- Bacchus and Babel -- Faith in filth -- The Hebrews -- The plagues -- The flight -- Confess and avoid -- "Inspired" slavery -- "Inspired" marriage -- "Inspired" war -- "Inspired" religious liberty -- Conclusion. Produced by David Widger "Mistakes of Moses" by Robert Green Ingersoll is a critical examination of the biblical texts, specifically focusing on the Pentateuch, written in the late 19th century. The book offers a rationalist perspective on religious doctrines, questioning the historical and moral validity of the teachings attributed to Moses and the divine inspiration of scripture. Ingersoll argues against the inerrancy of the Bible, highlighting its inconsistencies and outdated views that conflict with modern science and ethical standards. The opening of the work introduces Ingersoll's long-standing view that the Pentateuch is a collection of barbaric laws that cannot be rightly attributed to an infallible divine author. He outlines his intention to illustrate the errors and contradictions within these texts, arguing that they reflect the primitive beliefs of ancient cultures rather than genuine divine revelations. Ingersoll asserts the importance of reason and independent thought in understanding moral truths, advocating for individual exploration of ideas over blind adherence to tradition or religious dogma. The tone is both critical and passionate, setting the stage for a thorough exploration of what Ingersoll sees as the fallibility of religious texts and their interpretation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Free thought BL Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 363335 2025-07-15T11:44:10.232971 text/html 357783 2013-01-29T10:54:16 text/html 198662 2025-07-15T11:44:17.046890 application/epub+zip 203386 2025-07-15T11:44:13.271907 application/epub+zip 193486 2025-07-15T11:44:11.870905 application/epub+zip 379809 2025-07-15T11:44:20.037898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349437 2025-07-15T11:44:16.353912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321039 2022-09-17T11:55:19.013159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317229 2025-07-15T11:44:09.810940 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317079 2011-11-22T14:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317075 2011-11-22T14:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21457 2025-07-15T11:44:20.165852 application/rdf+xml 14083 2025-07-15T11:44:12.659898 image/jpeg 3556 2025-07-15T11:44:12.409910 image/jpeg 114390 2011-11-22T14:42:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 118832 2013-01-29T10:54:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 114364 2011-11-22T14:42:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 193695 2025-07-15T11:44:10.260915 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