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I Do Not Deny "god", Because That Word Conveys To Me No Idea, And I Cannot Deny That Which Presents To Me No Distinct Affirmation, And Of Which The Would-be Affirmer Has No Conception.

God Is A Spirit. Jesus Was Led Up Of The Spirit To Be Tempted Of The Devil; And It Is Also True That Spirits Are Very Likely To Lead Men To The Devil. Too Intimate Acquaintance With Whisky Toddy Overnight Is Often Followed By The Delirium Tremens And Blue-devils On The Morrow. We Advise Our Readers To Eschew Alike Spirituous And Spiritual Mixtures. They Interfere Sadly With Sober Thinking, And Play The Devil With Your Brains.

Probably They Had Good Reason For Omitting It. A Profane Mind Might Make A Jest Of An Apostle Half Seas Over, And Ridicule An Apostolic Gate-keeper Who Couldn't Keep His Head Above Water.

The Atheist Does Not Say 'there Is No God,' But He Says 'i Know Not What You Mean By God; I Am Without Idea Of God'; The Word 'god' Is To Me A Sound Conveying No Clear Or Distinct Affirmation. ... The Bible God I Deny; The Christian God I Disbelieve In; But I Am Not Rash Enough To Say There Is No God As Long As You Tell Me You Are Unprepared To Define God To Me.

I Cannot Follow You Christians; For You Try To Crawl Through Your Life Upon Your Knees, While I Stride Through Mine On My Feet.