Was Voltaire based or just an edgy faggot?
>>916442
He was a pompous presumptuous bitch but he did raise some good points. Candide is nice.
>>916442
He, Hume, Spinoza, & Pico della Mirandola are the primary men for smashing all of medevil philosophy. Make of that what you will.
>>916458
this
He was THAT GUY who always is so smug thinking he is always right
He just incidentaly was also pretty smart and born in the right place and time so he made some good points for the era
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>>916442
he's edgy, but in his historical context, his edge is sensible.
the man lived in a time period where the sorts of shit protestants and catholics bitch about here was backed with the sword...thus he concludes that god himself must simply be a dick in general.
The first Fedora.
>>916442
Proto-SJW faggot.
Both.
>>916458
Candide shows an understanding of philosophy equal to the guy who thinks Camus was wrong because rocks are heavy.
>>916952
He was anti-egalaritian. Patient zero for SJW was nailed to a cross.
>>916952
Modern day reaction and radical leftism are both the bastard children of the Enlightenment.
Nationalism and Internationalism, egalitarianism and racism, libertarianism and authoritarianism all have their roots in the 18th century philosophers and the French Revolution that they spawned.
Nazis vs Soviets, Fascists vs Socialists, nothing but sibling rivalry.
The old reaction that opposed the Enlightenment and the philosophes in all fields is dead and buried.
>>916442
He was an absolute godsend. He was sent to prison and awarded a gold medal by the king at the same time, because he insulted the king but the king loved him
Everyone said he was a delight to talk to
Edgy Christchanners hate him because he was atheist, but every historical account paints him as a hilarious and likable
>>917029
>Nationalism and Internationalism, egalitarianism and racism, libertarianism and authoritarianism
uh not exactly that simple, but that was a very significant period in forming our conceptions of such ideas
>>917010
It's funny because he used racism to make fun of Christians.
paraphrase;
>they say we're all created in the image of God
>There's a fine image of the creator; black skin, an ape-like skull, beady eyes, and a snub nose
>>917046
How's that racist?
>>917051
The implication is that the image of the creator of the universe being a negro is absurd.
>>917057
No matter how beautiful you are, your children can still end up looking retarded.
>>916442
>edgy faggot
Absolutely no, Frederick the Great, Napoleon and many great figures of Voltaire time admired him.
>>917057
No, he's saying it's absurd that God is "in our image" when our images are so different.
>>917139
He might not have actually said the ape thing, that was a total paraphrase from a quote I read forever ago.
>>916442
From that quote alone, I'm going with "based."
HRE IS HOLY AND ROMAN AND AN EMPIRE STOP BULLYING ME
>>917029
>The old reaction that opposed the Enlightenment and the philosophes in all fields is dead and buried.
Join the neo-reactionaries m8! You don't want islamic biomass to overpower christians, don't you?
>>917062
>your children
your wife's childern*
>>917085
Frederick the Great had a hate-love relationship with him, but it was mostly (soft) hate
>>917085
>Frederick the Great, Napoleon
>implying they weren't also edgy faggots
>>917039
>Edgy Christchanners hate him because he was atheist, but every historical account paints him as a hilarious and likable
No, i don't like his ass because he was smug, and above a MASSIVE hypocrite.
>>920038
You don't get into a position of power without being an edgy faggot.
>>916894
*kisses feet*
