Having had the doubtful privilege of living at the age of Hitler and Stalin, this great atheist philosopher tells us that "there is no limit to the absurdities that can, by government action, come to be generally believed". Today we shall have to add newspapers, television and the internet.
Looking
back with Bertrand Russell on some historical examples of sheer rubbish that has lead people to…mehrHaving had the doubtful privilege of living at the age of Hitler and Stalin, this great atheist philosopher tells us that "there is no limit to the absurdities that can, by government action, come to be generally believed". Today we shall have to add newspapers, television and the internet.
Looking back with Bertrand Russell on some historical examples of sheer rubbish that has lead people to kill or die ("witches ", for instance, or racism) is enough to make you beware of fanatic believers for the rest of your life.
Those who have never read him before should know that this is English essay writing at its best: with perfect ease, precise and clear, and full of witty sarcasms.
90 pages that might become the foundation of your own skeptical world-view.