The study of theology, as it stands in Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests on no principles; it proceeds by no authorities; it has no data; it can demonstrate nothing; and it admits of no conclusion.
— Thomas Paine Early Modern

Common Sense, Rights of Man

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The Age of Reason

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1794-1795

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Humorous

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