Good Sense by baron d' Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
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86. There is no evil, no disorder, and no sin, but must be attributed
to God: consequently God has no right either to punish or recompence 87. The prayers offered to God sufficiently prove dissatisfaction of the divine will 88. It is the height of absurdity to imagine, that the injuries and misfortunes, endured in this world, will be repaired in another world 89. Theology justifies the evil and the wickedness, permitted by its God, only by attributing to him the principle, that "Might makes Right," which is the violation of all Right 90. The absurd doctrine of Redemption, and the frequent exterminations attributed to Jehovah, impress one with the idea of an unjust and barbarous God 91. Can a being, who has called us into existence merely to make us miserable, be a generous, equitable, and tender father? 92. Man's life, and all that occurs, deposes against the liberty of Man, and against the justice and goodness of a pretended God 93. It is not true, that we owe any gratitude to what is called _Providence_ 94. It is folly to suppose that Man is the king of nature, the favourite of God, and unique object of his labours 95. A comparison between Man and brutes |
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