(May 4, 2020 at 12:47 pm)Drich Wrote: These inconceivable absurdities revolt weak and rash minds, as well as wise and resolute minds. They say: "Our masters paint God to us as the most insensate and the most barbarous of all beings; therefore there is no God; but they should say: therefore our masters attribute to God their absurdities and their furies, therefore God is the contrary of what they proclaim, therefore God is as wise and as good as they make him out mad and wicked. It is thus that wise men account for things. But if a bigot hears them, he denounces them to a magistrate who is a watchdog of the priests; and this watchdog has them burned over a slow fire, in the belief that he is avenging and imitating the divine majesty he outrages.
Remember dont be a dumb ass and bring up some 3rd person wiki commentary. These are voltare's own words and trump anything you have to say, or anything any expert has to say. now keep in mind this is the 2nd or 3rd quote i have provided that has him admit/demonstrate his atheism.
Reading comprehension: 0/10
Grasshopper misses the bit where Voltaire is discussing what atheists believe rather than what he believes. The quotes should have been a give-away.
Honesty: 0/10
Grasshopper is clearly misrepresenting his primary source material. Good thing he didn't quit his day job!
Unintentional Irony: 12/10
Grasshopper clearly missed how Voltaire is arguing against atheism in this quote.
Remember don't be a dumb ass and misrepresent your primary source. These are Voltaire's (Seriously? You still can't spell his name correctly? Turn on spell-check FFS!) own words and trump anything you have to say, or any half-assed interpretation of yours. Now keep in mind this is the 2nd or 3rd quote you have provided that has him admit/demonstrate his deism.
