... as the belief in the existence of a God but the denial of revealed religion, basing beliefs on the light of nature and reason. Deism was first noted around the late seventeenth century, at first it was regarded as a radical form of Christianity. Early deists believed that the bible was a historical, rather than an inspired, document. The five articles of deists are belief ... ...

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... to amount at times to mass hysteria. THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, which existed from 1750-1800, was the Age of reason that began with the rationalist philosophers and scientists of the seventeenth century. The emergence of modern science and the scientific method had much to do with this new emphasis on reason. Discoveries made by physical scientists and mathematicians were changing the ways ... ...

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