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Thomas Paine who was a dynamic philosophical presence in the American Revolution of 1776 wrote his last book in 1795 on an investigation and commentary of organized religion with a focus on Christianity. Paine said that his "religious duties" included doing justice, loving benevolence, and attempting to make others happy. He called himself a deist which is a person who believes in the existence of a God based on the evidence of reason and nature but not on supernatural revelation. In this book he outlines deism as a rational religious belief and offers an analysis of the Bible based on textual content. He makes comparisons of the internal arguments of the Old and New Testaments by explaining, for example, inconsistencies of the biographic accounts in the four gospels. Paine suggests that since they were written separate of each other their basis is no better than hearsay. Because the United States convicted Paine of seditious libel in 1792, he escaped to France where he was selected to be a member of its National Convention. But there he conflicted with Robespierre, and while awaiting his arrest he wrote the first part of "The Age of Reason." Afterwards he was confined in Luxembourg and wrote the second half of the book. The work was published in 1795 and serves as a criticism of established religion from the point of view of the 18th century deists. Paine's clear and concise understanding of the development of the Christian religion from its pagan origins is especially significant when the reader examines the interconnecting references and implications of superstition and fallacy that are still involved in any ceremonial aspect. And, finally, Thomas Paine explains the answer to any confrontation best of all: "The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason."Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.
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Rationalism, Early works to 1800, Theology, Reason, Prophecies, Controversial literature, Bible, Messiahship, Philosophy and religion, Christianity, Messiah, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, Essays, Rationalism and free thought, Rationalisme, Philosophie et religion, Political sciencePeople
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The age of reason
1993, Gramercy Books, Distributed by Outlet Book Co.
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Age of reason: being an investigation of true and fabulous theology
1992, Wet Water Publications
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The age of reason: being an investigation of true and fabulous theology.
1974, Health Research, Metaphysical Research Group., Society of Metaphysicians Ltd
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Age of reason: being an investigation of true and fabulous theology
1950, Thomas Paine Foundation
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Di tsayṭ fun farshṭand: di epokhe fun ratsyonalizm : a shṭudye ṿegen dem emes̀ un ligen fun religye
1900, aroysgegeben fun Farlag M. Jankovitz
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The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology
1896, G. P. Putnam's Sons
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Age of reason: being an investigation of true and fabulous theology
1891, Peter Eckler, publisher
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The age of reason.: being an investigation of true and fabulous theology
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The age of reason: being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology.
1796, London, printed, New-York, re-printed by Mott & Lyon, for Fellows & Adam and J. Reid.
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The age of reason.: Part the second. Being an investigation of true and fabulous theology. By Thomas Paine, ...
1796, printed for and sold by Daniel Isaac Eaton
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The age of reason.: being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology
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The age of reason.: Being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology.
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The age of reason: being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology.
1795, Printed by Richard Folwell, no. 33, Arch-Street, and sold by the booksellers.
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The age of reason: being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology
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[The age of reason.: Being an investigation of true and] fabulous theology.
1794, Paris printed: New-York:--re-printed by Birdsall and Hyer, no. 80, Cherry Street
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The age of reason.: Being an investigation of true and fabulous theology.
1794, by Thomas Hall: sold at his bookstore, opposite the Custom House, State Street.
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The age of reason: being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology
1794, Printed by T. and J. Swords for J. Fellows
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The age of reason.: Being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology.
1794, [s.n.] Printed, and sold by the booksellers.
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The age of reason.: Being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology.
1794, --Printed by G. Forman, for J. Fellows, no. 131, Water-Street.
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The age of reason: being an investigation of true and fabulous theology
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The age of reason.: Being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology.
1794, Printed by Isaiah Thomas, Jun. for Isaiah Thomas; sold by him at the Worcester bookstore, and by the booksellers in Boston.
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The age of reason.: Being an investigation of true and of fabulous theology.
1794, by Thomas Hall.
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The age of reason: being an investigation of true and fabulous theology.
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