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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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“The movement of comets is part of the ordinary works of nature which, without regard to the happiness or misery of mankind, are transported from one part of the heavens to another by virtue of the general laws of motion.”

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“Consider, I pray, whether you are not renouncing all shame and sincerity to advance such principles. Because a comet appears in a group of stars which the ancients thought fit to call the Virgin, therefore, shall our women be barren, or have frequent miscarriages, or die old maids. I know of nothing which hangs so ill together! To offer such things in seriousness, shows the greatest contempt of mankind, and the most scandalous lying impunity.”

“One must be stark mad, to believe that mankind can subsist without magistrates.”

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Book:The dictionary historical and critical of Mr. Peter Bayle

Source: The dictionary historical and critical of Mr. Peter Bayle

“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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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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