after the death of madame du chatlet and the lisbon quake, voltaire became pessimistic and went through depression. he believed in god and posited if there is a ship, there's a shipbuilder, BUT... does the king of egypt care about the rats who are drowning in the holes of his ships?
after the death of madame du chatlet and the lisbon quake, voltaire became pessimistic and went through depression. he believed in god and posited if there is a ship, there's a shipbuilder, BUT... does the king of egypt care about the rats who are drowning in the holes of his ships?
ctofil 1 month ago
@moscarv most of the founding fathers and philosophers were deist. Due to lack of scientific knowledge.
AllenWithrow 1 year ago
wow! you talk in circles... Voltaire believe in a God creator but not in a God who intervenes. Takes 2 seconds to say that.
moscarv 1 year ago
@moscarv There's nothing circular about that. Read.
RadicalWhig 1 year ago