Bertrand Russell concludes his essay by saying that we should proceed with an unfettered and free mind, ignoring the ignorance of past thinkers. I ponder what that means.

Bertrand Russell tries to find a reason why people are religious. His answer is that it is fear of the mysterious and death.

Bertrand Russell continues his argument that the Churches oppose moral progress. In this section, he discusses two aspects of Church teaching with which he disagrees: the Church's opposition to divorce, and the Church's denial that human happiness is the basis for morality.

Bertrand Russell's next argument against Christianity was that the organised Churches opposed all moral progress that had been attempted in the world. I argue instead that the Churches, when faithful and succumbed to follow the patterns of the world, have been the continual enemies of moral regress, just as they are today.

Russell defined Christianity in terms of two core beliefs: that God exists, and that Jesus was a uniquely morally good and wise person. Having discussed the arguments for God's existence, and found his misrepresentations of those arguments unconvincing, Russell now turns to the Character of Christ. The third and final part of this discussion was about whether Jesus' beliefs and attitude were indeed moral.

Normal service to resume next week.

Russell defined Christianity in terms of two core beliefs: that God exists, and that Jesus was a uniquely morally good and wise person. Having discussed the arguments for God's existence, and found his misrepresentations of those arguments unconvincing, Russell now turns to the Character of Christ. The second part of this was to discuss supposed errors in Christ's teaching.

Russell defined Christianity in terms of two core beliefs: that God exists, and that Jesus was a uniquely good person. Having discussed the arguments for God's existence, and found his misrepresentations of those arguments unconvincing, Russell now turns to the Character of Christ. His first salvo was to praise Jesus for various moral attributes, and complain that Christians don't live up to those standards.

Russell listed several arguments for the existence of God, but missed some of the most important ones. Here I discuss in detail the argument from miracles, and why some of the most well-cited objections to this argument fail.

Russell listed several arguments for the existence of God, but missed some of the most important ones. Here I list what I consider the most important arguments.