CMST-3120 Lecture 8: 2nd Half Notes
6 Oct 2016
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Robert green ingersoll was a widely loved and hated orator in the 19th century. After fighting the war and having a career in law and politics he began to give sermons. The subject of his lectures was often religion. When he came to town, it would spark a spectacle-like scene. Often called the great agnostic or the pagan pope . He would criticize christian, jews, and muslims alike: he was an equal opportunity critic. Atheist: belief that there is no god. Agnostic: there is something there, but i don"t know what it is. He was like a celebrity figure during this time. After he gave his speech, people would come up to him like paparazzi what do you think about this or that . He wanted to get his message across to believers and non-believers. Some would argue that his audience was anyone who would come listen. People were grappling with the radical change in society that ended slavery.
