The Age of Reason
by Thomas Paine
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Author: Thomas PaineEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-08
ISBN: 1604244275
Number of pages: 220
Publisher: Book Jungle
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Book Review: A True American Hero
Summary: 5 Stars
Writing this in a time of extraordinary intolerance for freethinkers, and even in the dawn of the US at a time when religion - or more accurately the self-imposed religious order - still ran the show, Paine writes a clear, cutting and precise dissection of the Bible, documenting clearly its fabrication, contradictions and true awfulness with no evidence other than the books themselves. He documents how the "word of God" was determined by votes 300 years after JC supposedly lived and exposes all of religion's self-serving hypocrisy and ridiculous man-made pretensions to represent the maker. The interesting note here is that Paine is by no means an Atheist. He is a Deist (one who believes the universe was created by God but that that is self-evident from the world, stars and creation around us, and his representation of justness in our inherent moral code, and that God plays no daily part in our lives). And it's all the more powerful for that. Demonstrating a mastery of the language sadly lacking in today's society, Paine demonstrates the courage (even fearing death as he did during much of its writing) to express articulately his point. This is more relevant in today's world of hypocrisy, contradictions and self-serving revelation from the religious right than ever. A must read. And to those of you who wrap yourselves in the flag while claiming this is a Christian country, read a book by a true American hero and challenge the utterly inaccurate bluster, fake outrage and moral double-standards of your cohorts.
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