Ah yes, a world class smartass (Voltaire, not you 😁 ). He was irreverent enough to come to the attention of the Inquisition (yes, it still existed in 18th century). He spent some time in jail but managed to live to a ripe old age. Of his voluminous writings, probably "Candide" is among his best. He was no bible-thumper so if you are of …
Ah yes, a world class smartass (Voltaire, not you 😁 ). He was irreverent enough to come to the attention of the Inquisition (yes, it still existed in 18th century). He spent some time in jail but managed to live to a ripe old age. Of his voluminous writings, probably "Candide" is among his best. He was no bible-thumper so if you are of a religious bent, perhaps avoid. His "Mahomet"was an excellent example of (in my opinion) a double entendre. On the surface a biting criticism of Islam, to me it seemed only a slightly veiled take-down of all religion, Christianity in particular. The letters to and from the Pope requesting approval and it being granted, I had assumed, were just a charade. But according to Wikipedia, they are real.
And it has just come out that Wikipedia has been under the control of the CIA for at least 10 years, possibly even from the ‘get-go’. You can’t trust Wikipedia any more than you can NYSlimes or WaPo.
Ah yes, a world class smartass (Voltaire, not you 😁 ). He was irreverent enough to come to the attention of the Inquisition (yes, it still existed in 18th century). He spent some time in jail but managed to live to a ripe old age. Of his voluminous writings, probably "Candide" is among his best. He was no bible-thumper so if you are of a religious bent, perhaps avoid. His "Mahomet"was an excellent example of (in my opinion) a double entendre. On the surface a biting criticism of Islam, to me it seemed only a slightly veiled take-down of all religion, Christianity in particular. The letters to and from the Pope requesting approval and it being granted, I had assumed, were just a charade. But according to Wikipedia, they are real.
And it has just come out that Wikipedia has been under the control of the CIA for at least 10 years, possibly even from the ‘get-go’. You can’t trust Wikipedia any more than you can NYSlimes or WaPo.