... of the most prominent philosophers of the Enlightenment, deals with the principles of Christianity in the book, Candide. Through an allegory of the Book of Job in the Old Testament of the Bible, Voltaire questions the struggles of men on Earth. Voltaire's main character, Candide, is somewhat of a simple man living a happy life in the ... live life on Earth before he can reach the perfection of Heaven, and the trials of life on Earth, brought on by the Devil, are meant to test man's faith in God. In the Book of Job, Job is a man raised on strong Christian principles. He believes strongl...

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... empty ideas. Science reveals where religion conceals. Science respects the human intellect and religion belittles it. Religion speculates wildly and is never put to the test except maybe beyond the grave. It's hard to believe in a faith with such conviction when it is at constant odds with other faiths. ... help of science, which has forced its way step by step against the Christian religion, against the churches, and against the opposition of all the old precepts. Science can help us to get over this craven fear in which man has lived for so many generations. Science can teach us, ... ...

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... ? Discussion. Stealing is absolutely wrong? Killing? Lying? Really? Without God, you will find that even these are not absolute, only relative. "Relative" means it depends on the situation. Shall we test this? Okay, first question: If I step on Robert's feet and shove him down on the floor, all of you say that is wrong? But what if I don't like Robert and ... we can act on them, but we don't determine them. God is Truth God reveals troves about right and wrong from the beginning of the bible to the end. The Old Testament is full of stories about God trying to teach the Israelites right f...

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