Thomas Paine's "The Age of Reason"

[vlyons]

OK kids, your homework is to read Thomas Paine's "The Age of Reason." A more cogent argument for freedom of, and freedom from, religion I have not found. Here's a link to a free PDF.

https://thefederalistpapers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/The-Age-of-Reason-by-Thomas-Paine.pdf

[Upthevibe]

1. Thank you for this post. n/t

[ms liberty]

2. KR&B n/t

[nuxvomica]

3. Will there be a quiz? Am I free to quote from it in LTTEs?

Oh, man, I just started and I like the writing style. So much writing nowadays is written for people who don't enjoy reading prose where one sentence can be a little journey, I think.

[vlyons]

4. Yes the prose style is lovely

The prose style of the educated people of his time is courteous. I enjoy his humor and wit. Our Christian friends won't like it very much.

[TigressDem]

6. Can you give an example of the LTTEs style? It sounds intriguing.

Google search circles into Tamil Tigers (LTTE) which are compared to ISIS or SRI Lanken authors, which is probably more likely.

Either way, I would like to know more about it, as you sound like a fan and it's likely a worthy style even if it's origins might be less than ideal according to some.

[nuxvomica]

7. LTTE: Letter to the Editor

[TigressDem]

8. LOL!!

Love it!

[LostOne4Ever]

5. I think this post belongs more in the Religion forum (nt)

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