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==Voltaire on Religion==

==Voltaire on Religion==

Voltaire was very critical of religion, and has been variously categorized as an [[atheist]] or an [[agnostic]], though in reality he was a [[deist]]. A death-bed admonition to a priest attempting to convert him that "Now is no time to be making new enemies" has also been misconstrued as meaning he was a [[satanist]], though evidence exists to show he was truly a [[deist]].<ref>http://www.adherents.com/people/pv/Voltaire.html</ref><ref>http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/volthrrck.htm</ref><ref>http://newhumanist.org.uk/836</ref> Although he was a deist, Voltaire actually described himself as a ''theist''.<ref>Copleston, Frederick. ''A History of Philosophy Volume 6: Modern Philosophy: From The French Enlightenment to Kant''. Print. 1993. Page 23</ref>

Voltaire was very critical of religion, and has been variously categorized as an [[Atheism|atheist]] or an [[agnostic]], though in reality he was a [[deist]]. A death-bed admonition to a priest attempting to convert him that "Now is no time to be making new enemies" has also been misconstrued as meaning he was a [[satanist]], though evidence exists to show he was truly a [[deist]].<ref>http://www.adherents.com/people/pv/Voltaire.html</ref><ref>http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/volthrrck.htm</ref><ref>http://newhumanist.org.uk/836</ref> Although he was a deist, Voltaire actually described himself as a ''theist''.<ref>Copleston, Frederick. ''A History of Philosophy Volume 6: Modern Philosophy: From The French Enlightenment to Kant''. Print. 1993. Page 23</ref>

===Judaism and Christianity===

===Judaism and Christianity===