You can tell from Voltaire's writings that he is frustrated and angry. He lived in a time where people weren't really given the opportunity to have other beliefs o

The exert on War, which is a passage from Candide, was very disturbing. It's very graphic and disgusting and at the same time, it's very true, (which makes it even more disturbing.) It makes you realize that war is demoralizing and not at all rational. What's moral about killing innocent children, what's moral about burning people half to death? Its absolutely disgusting and unnecessary. This is the point that Voltaire is trying to portray.

ther than those beliefs of the church. Yet he knew that there was more out there. John Locke and Issac Newton were a great influence on Voltaire, they taught him their theories and learned studies. From their teachings Voltaire was able to evolve his own theory. He believed that people should believe only their ideas received from the senses.

In my opinion most of V

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