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But are all these mysteriesmore contradictory to reason than a God, the avenger and rewarderof the actions of men? Is man, according to you, free, or not free?In either case, your God, if he has the shadow of equity, can neitherpunish nor reward him. If man is free, it is God, who has made himfree; therefore God is the primitive cause of all his actions; inpunishing him for his faults, he would punish him for having executedwhat he had given him liberty to do. If man is not free to actotherwise... than he does, would not God be most unjust, in punishingman for faults, which he could not help committing.
The minor, or secondary, absurdities, with which all religions abound, are to many people truly striking; but they have not the courageto trace the source of these absurdities. They see not, that aGod full of contradictions, caprices and inconsistent qualities, has only served to disorder men's imaginations, and to producean endless succession of chimeras.
119. The theologian would shut the mouths of those who deny theexistence of God, by saying, that all men, in all ages and countries, have acknowledged some divinity or other; that every people havebelieved in an invisible and powerful being, who has been the objectof their worship and veneration; in short, that there is no nation, however savage, who are not persuaded of the existence of someintelligence superior to human nature.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But are all these mysteriesmore contradictory to reason than a God, the avenger and rewarderof the actions of men? Is man, according to you, free, or not free?In either case, your God, if he has the shadow of equity, can neitherpunish nor reward him. If man is free, it is God, who has made himfree; therefore God is the primitive cause of all his actions; inpunishing him for his faults, he would punish him for having executedwhat he had given him liberty to do. If man is not free to actotherwise... than he does, would not God be most unjust, in punishingman for faults, which he could not help committing.
The minor, or secondary, absurdities, with which all religions abound, are to many people truly striking; but they have not the courageto trace the source of these absurdities. They see not, that aGod full of contradictions, caprices and inconsistent qualities, has only served to disorder men's imaginations, and to producean endless succession of chimeras.
119. The theologian would shut the mouths of those who deny theexistence of God, by saying, that all men, in all ages and countries, have acknowledged some divinity or other; that every people havebelieved in an invisible and powerful being, who has been the objectof their worship and veneration; in short, that there is no nation, however savage, who are not persuaded of the existence of someintelligence superior to human nature.
What to read after Good Sense?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach to read onlineMoreLess
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