When1: 1696
When2: 1720
Who: John Toland [Toland, John]
What: philosopher
Where: Ireland
works\ Christianity not Mysterious [1696]; Letters to Serena [1704]; Form of Celebrating the Socratic Society [1720]; Four Tracts [1720]
Detail: He lived 1670 to 1722, was Deist, and was free thinker. People can speak and write in forms {exoteric writing} for most people or in forms {esoteric writing} for scholars. Religion should have no mysteries. Deism emphasizes duty, modesty, charity, and tolerance. God is in all things.
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