“Ignore fact and reason, live entirely in the world of your own fantastic and myth-producing passions; do this whole-heartedly and with conviction, and you will become one of the prophets of your age.” Bertrand Russell wrote this controversial statement in his essay, How to Become a Man of Genius. Bertrand Russell was a man who some deemed one of the most provocative philosophers of his time. Other people would say that he was just a …showed first 75 words of 819 total…

…showed last 75 words of 819 total…Bertrand Russell, if nothing else, had a passion for his opinions. His effort to express his opinions to his audience, after careful examination, was in vain. Anyone who reads his essay with any kind of religious background can tell immediately that he is inserting his opinions instead of facts. This brings me to the conclusion that Russell, although well opinionated, failed to be consistent or persuasive in his essay, “Why I Am Not a Christian.”