Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:13 pm
In this age of refined hypocrisy, how can such a work be expected to please?
There will be many, unable to shake of their ancient prejudices, their fetters of anti-natural education, and others, who, while fully concurring in their hearts with the voice of Reason and Nature, yet cannot divest themselves of the idea, that some sort of deceit is necessary, in order to maintain the standard of morality in society.
Unfortunately, there seems to be some reason for it, as long as Fiction, Supernaturalismn and Deceit shall be made the basis of moral education instead of Truth and Nature.
There cannot be any doubt, with a thorough reform of all educational systems on that basis, an improved standard of morality would be the natural consequence.
Charles F. Dupuis, The Origin of All Religious Worship (New Orleans: 1872)
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