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Excellent reasoning against revealed/miraculous religion. I have also read many of the responses to this work and they are mostly ad-hominem attacks. Bishop Llandaff managed to agree with Paine that the Bible contained pronblems and suffered as a result:
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"Concerning the Bishop's "Apology" it may be remarked that those who circulated it so industriously could have hardly been aware, generally, of its heretical contents. It concedes that Paine had discovered ...more
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"Concerning the Bishop's "Apology" it may be remarked that those who circulated it so industriously could have hardly been aware, generally, of its heretical contents. It concedes that Paine had discovered ...more
I found The Age of Reason to be a very modern tome. The language is clear, concise, and at times even humorous. Paine is a gifted debator, and he carefully lays out his argument for Deism with references pulled from memory.
He must have been captivating in person. I wish he was around today to discuss the latest scientific discoveries. I wonder what Age of Reason Part III might contain.
He must have been captivating in person. I wish he was around today to discuss the latest scientific discoveries. I wonder what Age of Reason Part III might contain.
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