Not material or economic conditions in the ordinary sense, but perverse religious ideas explain the suspension of civilization in Europe from the 5th to the 12th century, and in the Mohammedan world after the 15th century. — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
An idea or institution may arise for one reason and be maintained for quite a different reason. — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
“In his numerous historical and Scriptural works Bauer rejects all supernatural religion, and represents Christianity as a natural product of the mingling of the… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
Evolution throws a wonderful light on all the struggles, eccentricities, tortuous developments of the human conscience in the past. It is the only theory… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
The Papacy was corrupt for whole centuries: especially from about 880 to 1050 and (with a short decent pontificate at rare intervals) 1290 to… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
If, it was natural to reason, God punishes men with eternal torment, it is surely lawful for men to use doses of it in… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
Not material or economic conditions in the ordinary sense, but perverse religious ideas explain the suspension of civilization in Europe from the 5th to… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
Today we know not only that there is a terrible amount of disorder in the heavens - great catastrophes or conflagrations occur frequently -… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
I took a sheet of paper, divided it into debt and credit columns on the arguments for and against God and immortality. On Christmas… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
The sentiments attributed to Christ are in the Old Testament. They were familiar in the Jewish schools and to all the Pharisees, long before… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
“{ McCabe on the influential scientist Luther Burbank } His magnificent work, which added an incalculable sum to the wealth of America and left… — Joseph McCabe Copy Share Image
