The Tyranny of Shams - Mccabe, Joseph
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The Tyranny of Shams by Joseph McCabe is a critical work that challenges societal, religious, and political norms, with particular focus on the oppressive nature of these "shams" in modern life. Written in the early 20th century, McCabe, a well-known freethinker and writer, examines how false beliefs, conventional social structures, and dogmatic ideologies limit human potential, hinder intellectual growth, and promote conformity. In addition to critiquing organized religion, McCabe also targets the military and its role in perpetuating violence, nationalism, and blind obedience. He argues that…mehr

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The Tyranny of Shams by Joseph McCabe is a critical work that challenges societal, religious, and political norms, with particular focus on the oppressive nature of these "shams" in modern life. Written in the early 20th century, McCabe, a well-known freethinker and writer, examines how false beliefs, conventional social structures, and dogmatic ideologies limit human potential, hinder intellectual growth, and promote conformity. In addition to critiquing organized religion, McCabe also targets the military and its role in perpetuating violence, nationalism, and blind obedience. He argues that military institutions serve as a powerful form of control, often demanding unquestioning loyalty and suppressing independent thought. According to McCabe, the militaristic mindset fosters a culture of authoritarianism, leading to the sacrifice of personal autonomy for the sake of state power. McCabe's critique is unapologetically polemical, aiming to inspire intellectual liberation and social reform. By encouraging people to question not only religion and societal conventions but also the military's role in promoting authoritarianism, McCabe calls for a radical reevaluation of traditional institutions and their influence on society.
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Joseph Martin McCabe was an English free thought writer and speaker who had previously served as a Roman Catholic priest. He has been described as "one of the great mouthpieces of free thought in England". McCabe became a critic of the Catholic Church and joined organizations like the Rationalist Association and the National Secular Society. He criticized Christianity from a rationalist standpoint, but he was also involved in the South Place Ethical Society, which emerged from dissenting Protestantism and was a forerunner of modern secular humanism. He was born on 12 November 1867 and died on 10 January 1955. McCabe was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, to an Irish Catholic family, but he moved to Manchester as a child. He joined the Franciscan order at the age of 15 and completed a year of basic studies at Gorton Monastery. His novitiate year was spent in Killarney, followed by the balance of his priestly study at Forest Gate in Essex (now St Bonaventure's Catholic School). In 1890, he was ordained as a priest under the name Father Antony.