Voltaire · Philosophy

A Rational God, and War on Miracles

Voltaire&rsquo;s deism - belief in a rational Creator known through nature and reason - set against the churches, their miracles, mysteries, and superstitions; the <em>Philosophical Dictionary</em> as a portable arsenal against revealed religion.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Voltaire was a deist : he affirmed a rational Creator evidenced by the order of the universe, while attacking revealed religion - miracles as violations of nature&rsquo;s laws, mysteries as nonsense, and superstition as the enemy of reason - and packed these attacks into the Philosophical Dictionary .…

Leads to Blaise Pascal.

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