Denis Diderot Quotes
Do you see this egg? With this you can topple every theological theory, every church or temple in the world.
Diderot, Denis. Le Rêve de d'Alembert. Oeuvres complètes de Diderot, edited by J. Assézat and M. Tourneux, Vol. 2, Garnier Frères, 1875, p. 115.
This is one of his most quoted lines. However, a Syrian Poet Abdallah al-Maarri, 973–1057 preceeded him with this idea by almost 1000 years. See {624477}.
The Roman Catholic Clergy as well as the Vatican was quite corrupt in Luther’s time which was one of the reasons for his reform effort. Throughout history some clerics have abused their positions and roles and acted as impediments to the faith in their own religions.
Spinoza’s ideas were considered so radical and dangerous that he was the only man in history who was excommunicated by the Catholics, the Jews and the Muslims.
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment.
