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Some Mistakes of Moses

When Robert Ingersoll was born, scientists had to tell the public that their work was not in conflict with the bible.

During his lifetime, the old assumptions about the bible, such as that Moses had written the first five books, finally came into doubt.

By the time he died, ministers had to tell the public that their work was not in conflict with science.

Either they tell the public that their work is not in conflict with science or they had to tell the public that scientists are frauds and they are the real ones.

Have you ever had to admit something was true after you had already known it for a while?

Background art:

  1. The Expulsion from the Garden of Eden, Thomas Cole, 1828.
  2. The Allegory of Good and Bad Government, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, c. 1338.
  3. The Decameron, John William Waterhouse, 1916.
  4. Jonah and the Whale, Pieter Lastman, 1621.
  5. Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat, Simon de Myle, 1570.
  6. Elijah in the Wilderness, Frederic Leighton, 1877-1878.
  7. Cassandra, Evelyn De Morgan, 1898 ?
  8. Landscape with Moses and the Burning Bush, Domenichino, 1581 – 1641.
  9. The Death of Moses, Alexander Cabernel, 1851.
  10. Moses on Mount Sinai, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1900.
  11. NASA: Solar Dynamics Observatory, 2023.
  12. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still Upon Gibeon, John Martin, 1816.
  13. The Illness and Cure of Hezekiah, Bertholet Flemal, 1651.
  14. Buffon, François-Hubert Drouais, 1753.
  15. Christ, with a sword in his mouth, between seven candlesticks, Nicholas Flamel, 1418.
  16. The Baptism of Jesus, José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, 1895.
  17. The Garden of Eden, Thomas Cole, c. 1828.
  18. The Creation of Eve, Michelangelo, 1510.
  19. The bears savaging the youths at Elisha’s command, while Elijah is borne in the flying chariot, Unknown Author, 1453.
  20. La masacre de San Bartolomé, François Dubois, 1550.
  21. Ghost of a Flea, William Blake, 1819.
  22. Expulsion of Adam and Eve, John Faed, c. 1880.
  23. The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, Domenichino, 1626.
  24. The Worship of the Egyptian Bull God, Apis, Follower of Filippino Lippi, c. 1457 – 1504.
  25. Drunkenness of Noah, Giovanni Bellini, 1515.
  26. Joseph’s blood-stained coat is brought and shown to Jacob (Genesis 37: 32-35), Lambert Jacobsz, 1630.
  27. The Ten Commandments, 1956.
  28. The Ten Commandments, 1956.
  29. Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh, Unknown Artist, 1537.
  30. Spitzer Space Telescope, NASA/JPL-Caltech.
  31. Lot and his daughters, Simon Vouet, 1633.
  32. Glory, 1989.
  33. The Messengers Tell Job of His Misfortunes, William Blake, c. 1826.
  34. The Jews Gathering the Manna in the Desert, Nicolas Poussin, 1639.
  35. The Gathering of the Manna, Unknown author, c. 1460-1470.
  36. Samson Killing the Lion, Peter Paul Rubens, 1628.
  37. Destruction of the Walls of Jericho, Robert Leinweber, 1845 – 1921.
  38. Moses breaking the Tablets of the Law, Gustave Doré, 1866.
  39. The Ten Commandments, 1956.
  40. The Healing of Ten Lepers, James Tissot, 1850.
  41. Destruction of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible, 1890.
  42. The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier, Peter Paul Rubens, 1617 or 1618.
  43. Jurassic Park, 1993.
  44. Sarah Leading Hagar to Abraham, Matthias Storm, 1638.
  45. The Handmaid’s Tale, 2017.
  46. The Handmaid’s Tale, 2017.
  47. The Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, Émil Signol, 1847
  48. The Brazen Serpent, Fyodor Bruni, 1841.
  49. Phinehas Slaying Zimri and Kozbi the Midianite, Jeremias van Winghe, 1500.
  50. Martyrdom of Stephen, Gustave Doré, 1866.
  51. Jurassic Park, 1993.
  52. Freedom of Speech, Norman Rockwell, 1943.
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