--- title: "2 Benefit Quotes By Joseph Lewis" description: "2 Benefit quotes by Joseph Lewis. Plus more from Joseph Lewis and more Benefit sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/838/joseph-lewis-20519_atonement_the-biblical-writers-not-only-had-no-kno_1150315.jpg" --- > [“The Biblical writers not only had no knowledge of these things, but they had a perverted concept of life and the universe. Their concept was that man was a victim of blood pollution and his only salvation was by a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/the-biblical-writers-not-only-had-no-knowledge-of-these-things-but/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/838/joseph-lewis-20519_atonement_the-biblical-writers-not-only-had-no-kno_1150315.jpg) > [“You are to make up your mind whether it is to be God or man. Whether you are to be free or a slave. Whether it is to be progress or stagnation. As long as man loves a phantom in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/you-are-to-make-up-your-mind-whether-it-is-to-be-god-or-man-whether/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ce/joseph-lewis-20519_age-of-reason_you-are-to-make-up-your-mind-whether-it_3105491.jpg) ## Other authors on Benefit - [Israelmore Ayivor 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benefit/israelmore-ayivor/) ## More by Joseph Lewis > [“Unless death is made a lesson for the living, the life lived is wasted. Why should life come into existence only to be destroyed?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/unless-death-is-made-a-lesson-for-the-living-the-life-lived-is-wasted/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“When Dr. James Young Simpson sought to apply anesthesia to a woman in childbirth, the clergymen of his day foamed at the mouth and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/when-dr-james-young-simpson-sought-to-apply-anesthesia-to-a-woman-in/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“If you do not want to stop the wheels of progress; if you do not want to go back to the Dark Ages; if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/if-you-do-not-want-to-stop-the-wheels-of-progress-if-you-do-not-want/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [Superstition is the poison of the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/superstition-is-the-poison-of-the-mind/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“The history of man proves that religion perverts man's concept of life and the universe, and has made him a cringing coward before the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/the-history-of-man-proves-that-religion-perverts-man-s-concept-of/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“It is now established by verifiable evidence that religion stultifies the brain and is the great obstacle in the path of intellectual progress. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/it-is-now-established-by-verifiable-evidence-that-religion-stultifies/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“It is inconceivable that any form of intelligence would waste so much time and effort to make such an inferior piece of life—with all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/it-is-inconceivable-that-any-form-of-intelligence-would-waste-so-much/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“The Biblical writers not only had no knowledge of these things, but they had a perverted concept of life and the universe. Their concept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/the-biblical-writers-not-only-had-no-knowledge-of-these-things-but/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“Many ask what difference does it make whether man believes in a God or not. It makes a big difference. It makes all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/many-ask-what-difference-does-it-make-whether-man-believes-in-a-god/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“It was because 'in 1776 our fathers retired the gods from politics.' The basic principle of the American Republic is the freedom of man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/it-was-because-in-1776-our-fathers-retired-the-gods-from-politics-the/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“We not only do not believe that man is punished for his 'sins,' but emphatically state that there is no such thing as sin.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/we-not-only-do-not-believe-that-man-is-punished-for-his-sins-but/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“It is because of the Biblical curse on man's search for knowledge, which has so paralyzed his mind during the past ages, and its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/it-is-because-of-the-biblical-curse-on-man-s-search-for-knowledge/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“And what hypocrisy it is on the part of our Government to have the Bible in our courts of law for the culprit to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/and-what-hypocrisy-it-is-on-the-part-of-our-government-to-have-the/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“ Ingersoll could not understand the mind of those who, once having been told the truth, preferred to remain under the spell of superstition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/ingersoll-could-not-understand-the-mind-of-those-who-once-having-been/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) > [“If you do not want to stop the wheels of progress; if you do not want to go back to the Dark Ages; if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/if-you-do-not-want-to-stop-the-wheels-of-progress-if-you-do-not-want-2/) [Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benefit/joseph-lewis/#itemlist", "name": "2 Benefit Quotes By Joseph Lewis", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Biblical writers not only had no knowledge of these things, but they had a perverted concept of life and the universe. Their concept was that man was a victim of blood pollution and his only salvation was by a blood atonement. I remember once seeing a small pamphlet entitled, 'What the Bible Teaches about Morality.' On opening the little booklet, it was discovered to be nothing but blank pages! Another such pamphlet might very appropriately be published entitled, 'What the Bible Reveals about Disease, Medicine and Health,' and blank pages should be used for all the Bible contains about these vital subjects. On the contrary, these benefits have been denounced by the believers in the Bible, and by the representatives of the Bible's deity as being contrary to 'God's Plan.' Does not the Bible plainly state that only by the sweat of his brow is man to labor for the bread he eats? Here is the exact Biblical quotation: 'In the sweat of thy face thou shalt eat bread...' and why? Only because he sought knowledge. And does not the Bible God place a curse upon man for the knowledge that has been such a solace and benefit to him? Here is another exact Biblical quotation: '... cursed be the ground for thy sake; in pain thou shalt eat of it all the days of thy life.' The Bible is a lie. It is a fake and a fraud. I denounce this book and its God. I hold it in utter detestation. Every man and woman who has contributed to the relief of the pain and suffering of humanity has been an infidel to the Bible God! Every new invention, every new discovery for the benefit of man violates these Biblical edicts! 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Here and there a brave man appeared to question their authority. These martyrs to intellectual emancipation slowly and painfully broke the spell of superstition and ushered in the Age of Reason and the Dawn of Science. Man became the only god that man can know. He no longer fell upon his knees in fear. He began to enjoy the fruits of his own labor. He discovered a way to relieve himself from the drudgery of continuous toil; he began to enjoy a few comforts of life—and for the first time upon this earth he found a few moments for happiness. It is far more important to learn how to live than to learn how to pray. A new day and a new era dawned for him. His labors produced enormous dividends. He looked at the sky for the first time and saw that it was blue! He searched the heavens and found no God. 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