“On the non-existence of God” ( lat. De non existentia Dei ) - a treatise of the Brest philosopher Casimir Lyschinsky written in Latin, for which he was later burned.
| About the non-existence of God | |
|---|---|
| De non existentia dei | |
| Genre | treatise (literature) |
| Author | Lyschinsky, Casimir |
| Original language | Latin |
| Date of writing | is unknown |
| Date of first publication | 1957 |
| Publishing house | Euhemer. Przegląd religioznawczy |
History
The treatise was written after Casimir left the Jesuit Order. It consisted of 530 pages [1] in 15 notebooks [2] . The tract was found in the house of Kazimir Lyschinsky during a search on the denunciation of his neighbor Jan Brzoski. After finding the treatise, he was burned. Only 5 fragments survived, discovered only in 1957, the meaning of which is reduced to the denial of the existence of God and the accusation of clerics in the "quenching of the light of reason." Judging by the treatise, God does not exist, being a chimera of human consciousness used by the church and the state for its own purposes. The Bible is written by people who, with its help, support deception. After finding these 5 fragments, they were published by the Polish philosopher Andrzej Novitsky in the journal Svet [3] .
In 2015, the Polish writer Jerzy Kohan wrote a book called “De non existentia Dei”, where the first hero of the book is Kazimir Lyschinsky [4] .
Saved Slices
Translation from Latin, published in "From the History of Philosophical and Socio-Political Thought of Belarus."
1) We conjure you, theologians, in the name of your god; do you not extinguish the light of reason, do not take away the sun from the world, do not overturn your god from heaven when you ascribe to God the impossible, contradictory features and properties of God (4, 24–28) [The numbers in brackets indicate pages and lines of the manuscript].2) Man is the creator of God, and God is the creation and creation of man. Thus, people are creators and creators of gods, and God is not a real entity, but a [creation] of reason and, moreover, chimerical; therefore, God and the chimera are one and the same (11 / 32–36).
3) Religion is established by people of unbelievers to be honored ... Faith in God was introduced by the atheists. The fear of God is inspired by those who do not have fear so that [they] would be feared. Faith that is considered sacred is a human invention. The doctrine, whether logical or philosophical, which boasts that it teaches the truth about God, is false. And, conversely, that which is condemned as false is the most true (11, 37 and 1-5).
4) False sages deceive the common people, entangling them with a false faith in God and support it in such a way that even if the sages wanted him [the people] to free them from this oppression with the help of truth, they [t. e. the wise men] are suppressed with the help of [the very people] (12, 6-10).
5) However, we do not find in ourselves or in others this commandment of the mind, which strengthens us in the revelation of God, for if it were in us, then everyone would agree, not doubt, and would not object to the scripture of Moses and the Gospel (which false) and there would be no different inventors of different sects and their adherents - Mohammedans, etc., etc. However, they do not know about this and cast doubt on it, and they also express conflicting opinions not only unconscious, but also sages, who by right reasoning, just like me, prove the opposite. Therefore, there is no god (12, 11–20 and 23). [five]
Criticism
Jesuit philosopher Ignatius Frantisek Zapolsky in a letter dated November 19, 1698 described the philosophy of Lyschinsky as follows:
| It should be concluded that this atheist, Mr. Lyschinsky, deduced everything from nature. The basis of this atheist’s error is negative and positive. Negative: he affirmed and proved in his writings, which I read and, at the behest of His Grace King John III, briefly stated in Grodno - “there is no and there can be no proof of the existence of God”; and he tried to solve the questions that are usually posed by everyone. The positive basis was that God exists, which is affirmed by us; it includes the complexity (entanglement) associated with the secret of St. Trinity and the free deeds of God [6] . |
Literature
- Jerzy KOCHAN. De non existentia Dei, czyli o nieistnieniu Boga. - 1st ed .. - Warszawa, 2015 .-- S. 245. - 512 p. - ISBN 978-83-7383-749-2 .
Notes
- ↑ Timeline. March 4, 1634.
- ↑ Historical and detailed account of the imprisonment and death of Kazimir Lyschinsky. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment July 30, 2016. Archived on July 4, 2016.
- ↑ Nowicki A. Pięć fragmentów z dzieła "De non existentia Dei" Kazimierza Łyszczyńskiego (według rękopisu Biblioteki kórnickiej, No. 443) // Euhemer. Przegląd religioznawczy. Z. 1, No. 1, listopad-grudzień. Warszawa, 1957.
- ↑ KOCHAN, 2015 .
- ↑ From the History of Philosophical and Socio-Political Thought of Belarus: Selected Works of the XVI - Early XIX century Mn., 1962.S. 285-286. Per. from Latin.
- ↑ Ignatius Frantisek Zapolsky on the atheism of K. Lyschinsky. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment July 30, 2016. Archived on July 4, 2016.