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Charles-Francois Dupuis quotes

Life: October 26, 1742 - September 29, 1809

Birthday: October 26

Death: September 29

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The genius of a man capable of explaining religion seems to me to be of a higher order than that of a founder of religion. And that is the glory to which I aspire.

Topics: Men, Order, Genius

quote a great error is more easily propagated than a great truth because it is easier to believe charles francois dupuis Quotes

A great error is more easily propagated than a great truth, because it is easier to believe, than to reason, and because people prefer the marvels of romances to the simplicity of history.

source: - Charles François Dupuis (2016). “The Origin of all Religious Worship”, p.270, Lulu.com

Topics: Believe, Errors, People

The book known by the name of the Apocalypse, has seemed to be until now unintelligible, merely because people persisted to see in it a real prediction of the future, which every one has explained after his own fashion, and in which they have always found what they wanted, namely anything but that, what the book contained.

source: - Charles François Dupuis (2016). “The Origin of all Religious Worship”, p.372, Lulu.com

Topics: Fashion, Real, Book

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