tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post2298195811906917346..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: Voltaire's TheismMrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-3923936638192747222010-11-23T08:59:35.658-06:002010-11-23T08:59:35.658-06:00I agree with Voltaire. I often find the reason peo...I agree with Voltaire. I often find the reason people attach themselves to a religion is because they need something to give them hope and security. Collin, I was thinking of the same quote. The Eldorado man's statement that there can't be two religions really does put organized religion into perspective, because, after all, everyone does worship god from morning to evening.chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943845087016095337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-34736238312728265072010-11-20T21:29:15.181-06:002010-11-20T21:29:15.181-06:00God can be viewed as an infinite source of informa...God can be viewed as an infinite source of information. When questions cannot be answered, usually by science or other means, religion can take over in order to clarify. This is comforting to some people, since it makes the unknown less vague and therefore less frightening.Olivia Celatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08286816058822587179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-36600978404257850352010-11-20T21:09:53.026-06:002010-11-20T21:09:53.026-06:00What about when Candide asks the old man from Eldo...What about when Candide asks the old man from Eldorado about the religions of the country? The man responds, "Can there be two religions? I suppose our religion is the same as everyone's, we worship God from morning to evening."<br />The implication here is that all religions are fundamentally the same, worshiping (in Voltaire's opinion) the same God for the same purpose. Clearly, such an idea relates back to Voltaire's theist tolerance of alternate forms of worship of the one true God.C-Stedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805913940325773319noreply@blogger.com