Religion has ever filled the mind of man with darkness, and kept him in ignorance of his real duties and true interests. It is only by dispelling the… - Baron d'Holbach

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Religion has ever filled the mind of man with darkness, and kept him in ignorance of his real duties and true interests. It is only by dispelling the clouds and phantoms of Religion, that we shall discover Truth, Reason, and Morality. Religion diverts us from the causes of evils, and from the remedies which nature prescribes; far from curing, it only aggravates, multiplies, and perpetuates them.

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About Baron d'Holbach

Baron d'Holbach, Paul-Henri Thiry (8 December 1723 – 21 January 1789) was a French author, philosopher and encyclopedist. He was born Paul Heinrich Dietrich in Edesheim, Germany. He is most famous as being one of the first self-described atheists in Europe.

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Pen Names: Abbé Bernier
Native Name: Paul Heinrich Dietrich von Holbach
Alternative Names: Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach • Paul-Henri Thiry, baron d'Holbach • Paul Henri Thiry d’Holbach, baron d’Holbach • Baron von Holbach • Baron Paul Henri Thiry d’Holbach • Paul Heinrich Holbach
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a protestant is bound to believe the gospel to be divine: and the examination of it is permitted only, while he finds there what the ministers of his sect have resolved that he shall find. Beyond this, he is regarded as an ungodly man, and often punished for the weakness of his intellect.
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