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The following is from _Rovering to Success_, revised edition, 1930,
by Lord Baden-Powell, p. 175. Sorry this is not a little more complete,
but I had limited time to transcribe it.
Atheism
There are a good many men who have no religion, who don't believe in
God; they are known as atheists.
In Great Britain alone there are nine societies of these. They are
welcome to have their own opinions in this line, but when they try, as they
are always doing, to force these ideas on other people, they become enemies
of the worst sort.
Some of these sects directly attack the religious belief of others in a
very offensive way, . . .
[an example is given]
This to every Christian who believed in his religion is an indecent
insult. At the same time it is a direct call to him to action. But I am
not going into that here.
Apart from the anti-religious there are lots of fellows who, though not
violently opposed to religion, are not particularly interested in it. In
some cases they have never been shown what it is; in others it has not
proved very attractive or inspiring and they have let it slide. . . .
Religion is essential to happiness.
If you are really out to make your way to success -- i.e. happiness --
you must not only avoid being sucked in by irreligious humbugs, but you
must have a religious basis to your life.
This is not a mere matter of going to church, of knowing Bible history,
or understanding theology. Many men are sincerely religious almost without
knowing it and without having studied it. Religion very briefly stated
means:
Firstly: recognising who and what is God.
Secondly: making the best of the life that He has given one and doing
what He wants of us. This is mainly doing something for other people.
. . .
As steps towards gaining these two points and avoiding atheism, there
are two things I would recommend you do.
[Read the Bible and read "The Book of Nature."]