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Lucilio Vanini
July 21, 2014 at 5:54 am
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Per Wiki, Lucilio Vanini (1585 – February 9, 1619) "was an Italian free-thinker" who opposed the Roman Church, was arrested on charges of atheism and for promoting anti-Christian ideas, "and after a prolonged trial was condemned to have his tongue cut out, and to be strangled at the stake, his body to be afterwards burned to ashes." Before his arrest and subsequent torture and execution (and this is where I am soliciting your help), "he tried to clear himself of suspicion by publishing a book against atheism, Amphitheatrum Aeternae Providentiae Divino-Magicum (1615). Though the definitions of God are somewhat pantheistic, the book served its immediate purpose. That the book does not expound Vanini's actual views, which he expressly stated in his second work, De Admirandis Naturae Reginae Deaeque Mortalium Arcanis (Paris, 1616), which, originally certified by two doctors of the Sorbonne, was later re-examined and condemned."
I am really interested in reading his second book so I did a Google search but was left with the impression that his works are only available in Italian, which if true, will leave me sorely disappointed as I do not speak Italian. Is anyone familiar with Vanini and/or whether or not his works exist in English?
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RE: Lucilio Vanini
July 21, 2014 at 7:47 am
These damn Christians will do anything to stop faithless people, and it's a sham Italy is still so highly influenced by Catholicism even today, I can recall the ECHR deciding to support crosses on classrooms
As for the language part, have you checked it out thoroughly? I can read in Italian (a little) but if it's not available I don't know how to help you, can you read in anything b sides english? I'll try to search
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RE: Lucilio Vanini
July 21, 2014 at 1:47 pm
(July 21, 2014 at 7:47 am)Blackout Wrote: These damn Christians will do anything to stop faithless people, and it's a sham Italy is still so highly influenced by Catholicism even today, I can recall the ECHR deciding to support crosses on classrooms
As for the language part, have you checked it out thoroughly? I can read in Italian (a little) but if it's not available I don't know how to help you, can you read in anything b sides english? I'll try to search
No luck thus far.

And I do not read anything else besides English.
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RE: Lucilio Vanini
July 21, 2014 at 1:50 pm
I'm sure one of our papist shitheads will be along to state that "he had it coming!"
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RE: Lucilio Vanini
July 21, 2014 at 1:51 pm
Just because BabelFish will make it read like it was translated to Martian first, before it changes it to English is no reason not . .
oh,
I guess that would be a pretty good reason.
Never mind.
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RE: Lucilio Vanini
July 21, 2014 at 2:28 pm
Pickup I don't know if this is in english but give it a try
http://www.bookdepository.com/Amphitheat...1104702939
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RE: Lucilio Vanini
July 21, 2014 at 3:19 pm
(July 21, 2014 at 2:28 pm)Blackout Wrote: Pickup I don't know if this is in english but give it a try http://www.bookdepository.com/Amphitheat...1104702939
DUDE! I think this it is! Great find, thank you! Now hopefully I can track down a used copy (i.e. one that isn't $42!).
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RE: Lucilio Vanini
July 21, 2014 at 3:46 pm
(July 21, 2014 at 3:19 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: (July 21, 2014 at 2:28 pm)Blackout Wrote: Pickup I don't know if this is in english but give it a try http://www.bookdepository.com/Amphitheat...1104702939
DUDE! I think this it is! Great find, thank you! Now hopefully I can track down a used copy (i.e. one that isn't $42!). 
I just searched 'Name of the Book english USA'. I assumed you were american. I don't know if my google chrome's search results are different because I don't live in the US but I'm glad it helped
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