Elihu Palmer’s Journey from Religion to Reason
A Theoretical Vanguard: Elihu Palmer's Challenge to Religion and Advocacy for Reason
The despotism of kings and priests trembles only when it is approached by the vigorous power of thought, and the efforts of a philosophic mind. —Elihu Palmer1
The United States of America was the first country in the world “to have an avowed philosophic meaning,” observes philosopher Leonard Peikoff. However, he points out:
The Founding Fathers were thinke…
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