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“First, however, I must deal with the matter of Jesus, the so-called savior, who not long ago taught new doctrines and was thought to be a son of God. This savior, I shall attempt to show, deceived many and caused them to accept a form of belief harmful to the well-being of mankind. Taking its root in the lower classes, the religion continues to spread among the vulgar: nay, one can even say it spreads because of its vulgarity and the illiteracy of its adherents. And while there are a few moderate, reasonable, and intelligent people who interpret its beliefs allegorically, yet it thrives in its purer form among the ignorant.”
― On the True Doctrine: A Discourse Against the Christians
― On the True Doctrine: A Discourse Against the Christians
“鈥vils are not caused by God; rather, that they are a part of the nature of matter and of mankind; that the period of mortal life is the same from beginning to end, and that because things happen in cycles, what is happening now 鈥� evils that is 鈥� happened before and will happen again.”
― On the True Doctrine: A Discourse Against the Christians
― On the True Doctrine: A Discourse Against the Christians