“Logically, this kind of atheism did not prove that there was no God.... On the contrary, Southwell was typical in placing the onus probandi on those who affirmed the existence of God and Holyoake regarded himself as an atheist only in his inability to believe what the churches would have him believe. They were content to show that the Christian concept of the supernatural was meaningless, that the arguments in its favor were illogical, and that the mysteries of the universe, insofar as they were explicable, could be accounted for in material terms.””
Quotes by Charles Royle
Charles Royle
Charles Royle was a British author and military historian, best known for his detailed accounts of military campaigns during the late 19th century. His most notable work, "The Egyptian Campaigns, 1882...