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Paine was not a "founding father" of America; he never even claimed to be an American until he was arrested in France in 1794 and it worked to his political advantage
'''The Age of Reason''' is a book by American Founding Father [[Thomas Paine]], published in 1794. In it he gives his views on religion, espouses his philosophy of [[deism]], and criticizes the Bible and organized religion:
'''The Age of Reason''' is a book by [[Thomas Paine]], published in 1794. In it he gives his views on religion, espouses his philosophy of [[deism]], and criticizes the Bible and organized religion:
:I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of. My own mind is my own church.
:I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of. My own mind is my own church.
The book attacks the concept of revelation, saying "It is a contradiction in terms and ideas, to call anything a revelation that comes to us at second-hand, either verbally or in writing. Revelation is necessarily limited to the first communication- after this, it is only an account of something which that person says was a revelation made to him; and though he may find himself obliged to believe it, it cannot be incumbent on me to believe it in the same manner; for it was not a revelation made to me, and I have only his word for it that it was made to him."
The book attacks the concept of revelation, saying "It is a contradiction in terms and ideas, to call anything a revelation that comes to us at second-hand, either verbally or in writing. Revelation is necessarily limited to the first communication- after this, it is only an account of something which that person says was a revelation made to him; and though he may find himself obliged to believe it, it cannot be incumbent on me to believe it in the same manner; for it was not a revelation made to me, and I have only his word for it that it was made to him."
[[Category:Book|Age of Reason]]
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