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so-called belongs because this period of atheism and secularism hardly deserves the description "enlightened"
*<small>For other uses, see [[Age of reason]].</small>
*<small>For other uses, see [[Age of reason]].</small>
'''''The Age of Reason''''' is a book by [[Thomas Paine]], published in 1794. Influenced by the [[Enlightenment]], Paine 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. Influenced by the so-called [[Enlightenment]], Paine 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.