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The Age of Reason
by Thomas Paine
Paine's deist critique of organized religion and the Bible, which cost him his reputation. Blunt, learned for its time, still provoking.
Read it if…
you want Enlightenment deism in its sharpest form.
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Skip it if…
you want devotional reading.
Try instead: Reflections on the Revolution in France →
Three things you will actually use
- Reason as judge.
- Creation as revelation.
- Courage costs.
Do this first
Read Part One.
Our verdict
Paine on religion.
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