 | Paul Ciholas - Christianity and other religions - 2003 - 532 pages
...the reflections of the enlightened, and by the habits of the superstitious, part of their subjects. The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the...all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. And thus toleration produced... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - Enlightenment - 2003 - 496 pages
...the reflections of the enlightened, and by the habits of the superstitious, part of their subjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. And thus toleration produced... | |
 | James A. Arieti, Patrick A. Wilson - Philosophy - 2003 - 356 pages
...therefore no principled way of preferring one to another. Gibbon, referring to Roman religion, writes, "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in...considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful."22 The impossibility of logically... | |
 | Michael Shermer - Psychology - 2003 - 372 pages
...Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon concluded his discussion of religion with this observation: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the...all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful." As we have seen, belief in... | |
 | Dr. Elinor Powell - 260 pages
...further suffering and injustices as a result. RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS & THEIR RELATION TO THE STATE The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered... by the magistrate to be as equally useful. Edward Gibbon Religious institutions the world over have worked... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - History - 2003 - 494 pages
...the reflections of the enlightened, and hv the hahits of the superstitious, part of their suhjects. The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered hy the people as equally true; hy the philosopher as equallv talse; and hy the magistrate as equallv... | |
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The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. 
