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Pierre Bayle, a French philosopher born on November 18, 1647, and died on December 28, 1706, was one of the most important philosophers of the 17th century. Known for his contributions to religious tolerance and rationalism, Bayle's works had a profound impact on the religious and philosophical thought of his time.

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“It has been asserted, that a moral Atheist would be a monster beyond the power of nature to create: I reply, that it is not more strange for an Atheist to live virtuously, than for a Christian to abandon himself to crime! If we believe the last kind of monster, why dispute the existence of the first?”

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Book:An Historical and Critical Dictionary

Source: An Historical and Critical Dictionary

“If an historian were to relate truthfully all the crimes, weaknesses, and disorders of mankind, his readers would take his work for satire rather than for history.”

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“Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race.”

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Book:Historical and Critical Dictionary: Selections

Source: Historical and Critical Dictionary: Selections

About the Author

Born: November 18, 1647
Died: December 28, 1706
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 24

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A philosophical commentary on these words of the Gospel, Luke 14.23:Related source material

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