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 Project Gutenberg 2012-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 91 Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d' 1723 1789 D'Holbach, Baron De la cruauté religieuse Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "De la cruauté religieuse" by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach is a philosophical treatise written in the early 19th century. The work examines the nature of religious cruelty, exploring how human ideas and behaviors are often reflected in the deities people worship. Holbach argues that the cruelties attributed to gods and the violent practices in religious traditions stem from human cruelty itself, which is projected onto divine figures. The opening of the treatise sets the stage for the author's exploration of religious cruelty through a systematic examination. Holbach begins by analyzing the qualities attributed to deities, suggesting that humans often ascribe their own negative traits—such as tyranny and vindictiveness—onto the gods they worship. He critiques how these misconceptions lead to self-inflicted suffering among adherents, including ascetic practices and harmful rituals, and he highlights the tragic consequences of sacrificing animals and even humans as part of misguided religious devotion. This critical perspective challenges readers to reassess their understanding of divinity, morality, and the resulting human behaviors shaped by religion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41336/41336-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 53.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fr Christianity -- Controversial literature Church and state Cruelty Future punishment BL Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 330321 2025-07-16T15:42:22.288709 text/html 307255 2024-10-23T12:06:50 text/html 247337 2025-07-16T15:42:26.182159 application/epub+zip 253994 2025-07-16T15:42:22.940227 application/epub+zip 193114 2025-07-16T15:42:22.600182 application/epub+zip 347763 2025-07-16T15:42:28.849180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326722 2025-07-16T15:42:25.872204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269478 2022-09-18T20:14:52.673183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303779 2023-09-18T05:59:14.959887 text/plain 283950 2024-10-23T12:06:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17161 2025-07-16T15:42:28.992160 application/rdf+xml 10319 2025-07-16T15:42:22.686741 image/jpeg 2384 2025-07-16T15:42:22.643164 image/jpeg 215882 2025-07-16T15:42:22.320682 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia