Voltaire was a Rationalist and attacked the many wrongs of established religion (mainly the Church of Rome which held sway over France) and mocked the Bible, but he also found atheism unrealistic, if not ridiculous. He softened somewhat in his old age, perhaps seeing or foreseeing the evil results of where his followers were running off to intellectually and socially.
Concretionist 16 days ago
It’s not a graven image unless it’s carved. (Seriously: Look it up. Same root as “engraving”)
eddi-TBH 16 days ago
Manufacturing a god was tried by one 19th Century cult.
DaBump Premium Member 15 days ago
Not surprising.
DaBump Premium Member 15 days ago
Voltaire was a Rationalist and attacked the many wrongs of established religion (mainly the Church of Rome which held sway over France) and mocked the Bible, but he also found atheism unrealistic, if not ridiculous. He softened somewhat in his old age, perhaps seeing or foreseeing the evil results of where his followers were running off to intellectually and socially.