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Thomas Paine was a brilliant man who played a vital role in the American Revolution of 1776. This was the last book he wrote, which centers nearly entirely all-around Christianity. To Paine, it made sense to question everything in order to do valid answers possible. He puts forth many questions in this book regarding Christianity, confronting many beliefs together with pure and rational reason.

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Customer rating is 5 of 5  Read the book don't listen to the reviews.   2010-01-11
By Christopher R. Rennau (Peoria Illinois)
I have seen reviews here and elsewhere about Thomas Paine being ostricized, rejected, and living in poverty as a result of this book. They all could not be farther from truth. Paine lived in a rather nice cottage in New Rochelle, NY, its still there with his historical museumm, and several monuments throughtout town. Benjamin Franklin did not write anything in response to this book given the fact that Franklin died (1790) two years before Paine even began to write the Age of Reason (1792), not to mention Franklin himself was a deist as stated in his own autobiography. This book was the highest selling book in America in 1794, 1795, and 1807. Yes a few of our founding fathers did not like the book, and a few did. If you are curious about something you should find out for yourself, make your own decisions, or think with your own brain. Paine was a bold man who was brave enough to state what he believed in; unlike most herd minded Americans who let a Political party, a church, or their uneducated peers think for them. Read the Book, even if you disagree with it you might learn something.
Customer rating is 3 of 5  A Missed Opportunity   2009-06-11
By Johns (London, England)
It's 200 years since Paine's death and Christianity remains a popular religion. I was disappointed with this book as Paine states that Jesus Christ was "a virtuous and amiable man" and that he sees no reason for not believing that people like Mary, Joseph and Jesus existed. Where did Paine get his info that Jesus was virtuous and amiable? He doesn't say. He provides nothing in the way of evidence to support the notion that Jesus Christ was a real person.

At least he points out the purpose of religion: to terrify and enslave mankind. I think he wastes too much time on the absurdities of that tedious and unpleasant book, the old testament. In fact, in one footnote he admits that the old testament is "too ridiculous for criticism". So why waste so much time on it?

I found the letters to Samuel Adams at the back of the book more interesting and perhaps he could have covered some of the topics of these in his book, e.g. the act of prayer as an abomination that indicates that the person who prays is the sort of person who either distrusts God or who wishes to dictate to him.

Overall, not bad.
Customer rating is 5 of 5  A master of logic and words   2009-05-21
By Randall Juge (Mandeville, La USA)
Thomas Pain's approach to every subject is from all sides. He manages to organize his thoughts so that he dismantles religion without anesthesia, a painless operation. He was an amazing man.
Customer rating is 3 of 5  Good argument against Revelation   2008-10-26
By Will Jerom (Florida, USA)
Thomas Paine makes as powerful and argument as one might hope to make against the idea that the Bible - both the Old Testament and the New Testament - can possibly be direct revelations from God. His logic is very sound that revelation only occurs first to one person, and after that to believe in revelation is to put a great deal of trust in the person to whom revelation was supposedly delivered. He also makes fine textual criticism of many parts of the Bible. While some of his analysis and criticism is not well-founded, the whole of his argument against revelation seems forceful. (five stars on that) Where I dissent with Paine is his overall bitter diatribe against the Christian religion itself (two stars on that). There is much yet good in the Christian message, and I wonder if Paine did not give enough credit to the Quaker belief system, which was undoubtedly formative for his father and for himself. Paine does not describe much about Deism as an alternative, save that it is faith in knowledge of God through Creation. One should read this book for its good (and not so good) arguments - but don't acquire the Nuvision Press copy. It is chalked full of embarrassingly bad typos that should have been fixed before publication.
Customer rating is 5 of 5  Life Changing   2008-09-28
By S. Gold (Chicago, IL)
I read this book about 20 years ago, and it got me thinking more and more about religion. I can't say that I was ever a "religious person", just that I needed to define what it is and how it fit in my life. This book had me questioning the bible, and that led to me questioning religion as a whole. I know this was not the intent of Mr. Paine, but I am beholding to him because his words began to open my eyes to the truth. I am proud to be an atheist.


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