Thomas Paine's book
'the age of reason'
so i think i can call it a fact, although it is not independently verified
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Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:40,
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'the age of reason'
so i think i can call it a fact, although it is not independently verified
:-)
Just wondering, because I quite like that kind of fact, but I've never heard about it.
I did find this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouters
which is sort of in that direction, but not quite.
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Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:46,
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Just wondering, because I quite like that kind of fact, but I've never heard about it.
I did find this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouters
which is sort of in that direction, but not quite.
but then it is talking about the past then, so its still the past now.
if you see what i mean
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Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:48,
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if you see what i mean
I'm reading some of that book now. It's quite interesting. Thanks for the pointer.
Anyone interested:
www.ushistory.org/paine/reason/intro.htm
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Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:52,
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Anyone interested:
www.ushistory.org/paine/reason/intro.htm
edit: the particular passage to which i am referring is the first 4 or five paragraphs here:
www.ushistory.org/paine/reason/reason5.htm
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Thu 28 Feb 2008, 22:53,
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www.ushistory.org/paine/reason/reason5.htm