Thomas Paine (Day 2)

Many people criticized Paine passionately for his Deist belief as
described in The Age of Reason. Theodore Roosevelt, for example,
once called Paine a "filthy little athiest." Are Paine's arguments
against religious dogma undermined by the fact that he still professes
belief in a god? Or, is Paine's professed belief in a god undermined by
his arguments against religious dogma? Is this undermining (if indeed it
is a significant factor) an essential element of Deism as Paine
describes it? Blog post due Tuesday, March 14 by 7:00 p.m.