PDF - Swami Vivekananda

Religion op The Twentieth Centurythis Abraham lived only in the minds of Prophetsand Seers". The story of the Delugeand Noah's Ark has been proved to be absurdand meaningless by Huxley and other scientists.A parallel for the story of Noah, is to be foundin the mythological story of Deulcilionamongthe ancient Greeks ; such stories existed amongthe ancient Hindus, the Chinese and othernations.The accounts of immaculate conception andof the virgin birth are to be found in connectionwith the lives of all the great Saviours ofthe world, most of whom lived long beforeChrist was born. The healing miracles ofiEsculapius (Esclepius), the ancient Greekphysician, suggested those of the New Testament.Thus, we see that the scientific researchesof the 19th Century have removed thehistorical prop of the traditional religions.Those who believe that Christian religionstands on faith alone, abuse the true meaningof the word "Faith" and mistake the sheerest19