Part I. Inharmony of Nature and the Lot of Man with the Goodness and
Wisdom of a supposed Deity--Why a Creator is Imagined--Difficulty of the
Act of Creation--Belief in Supernatural Beings--Belief and Worship among
Savages--Questions of Origin and Destiny--Progress impossible without
Change of Belief--Circumstances Determining Belief--How may the
True Religion be Ascertained?--Prosperity of Nations nor Virtue
of Individuals Dependent on Religions or Gods--Uninspired Books
Superior--Part II. The Christian Religion--Credulity--Miracles cannot
be Established--Effect of Testimony--Miraculous Qualities of all
Religions--Theists and Naturalists--The Miracle of Inspiration--How
can the alleged Fact of Inspiration be Established?--God's work and
Man's--Rewards for Falsehood offered by the Church.