what examples of intolerance does voltaire provide
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Voltaire did not believe in any single religion, and did not believe that one was needed to believe in God. Instead, he was very much interested in the natural laws that were underlying in all religions. Voltaire, like most Enlightenment thinkers, considered himself a deist.
Answer:Voltaire argued that religious intolerance was against the law of nature and was worse than the “right of the tiger” (1763)
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From: Toleration and Other Essays (Voltaire)
By: Voltaire
Theme: Religion & Toleration
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Towards the end of his long life Voltaire took the courageous stand of defending a Protestant family against religious intolerance and legal persecution. In his Treatise on Toleration he argued that religious intolerance was against the law of nature and was worse than the “right of the tiger":
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