Age of Reason by Thomas Paine, Moncure Daniel Conway (Editor)

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  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Pub. Date: April 2004
  • ISBN-13: 9780486433936
  • Sales Rank: 13,965
  • 208pp
 
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Paine's years of study and reflection on the role of religion in society culminated with this, his final work. An attack on revealed religion from the deist point of view — embodied by Paine's credo, "I believe in one God, and no more" — its critical and objective examination of Old and New Testaments cites numerous contradictions.

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Piercing analysis of religion that continues to influence religious thinking to this day.

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Paine would've appreciated 'The Case for Christ'by Anonymous

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April 29, 2007: Thomas Paine was a believer in Deism, which is the belief in a God on the evidence of reason and nature, with the rejection of supernatural revelation, like that which surrounds Jesus Christ. He was not an atheist. Unfortunately, God doesn't accept anyone less than perfect. You won't be accepted for 'being a good person', for that is extremely circumstantial. Thus, the need for compensation comes into play. Unpleasantly to your standards and mine, the bloodshed of a lamb was needed to receive forgiveness for being less than perfect... unpleasant, I know. God's view of sin was constant, but his way of dealing with it slightly changed as he sent for the bloodshed of Jesus Christ to compensate for the imperfections of man all together. It was the ultimate sacrifice. Then, it was finished and imperfection/sin was dealt with... all we had to do was accept it and trust that it was true. Thomas Paine neglected that one detail. He failed to believe it because his eyes could not see it... if Only he trusted that... if Only. The believe in Jesus Christ requires faith... that's why it's called a Faith. His book did however discuss that no one, but the people said to have received direct word from God, has any obligation to trust what God has said... and how right he is. Even then, people like Moses had a choice. If someone doesn't want to trust God, then I'd say Don't. We all make choices in life.

Religion the trapby Anonymous

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October 27, 2006: Egocentricity is the main reason people choose a religion for. The love of saying I am the one who is right, in case of religion, always right. Age of Reason is a book that tells the reader to simply use his/her brain and make use of the bliss of logic. How come we always accept ideas without examining them? Were we taught at schools to accept things just like that? Then why do we do so with religion? Why do we refuse aliens or some supernatural phenomena but then accept religion? Why do we dare to defy our parents in almost anything but when it comes to religion we just, at least the majority of us, obey?! Religion is truly the opium of the masses. Read Thomas Pain, the man has something to say in this book...


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