Voltaire's words were true back then, and still are to this day. Objective truth (reality) is still under constant attack-
"In Defense of Objective Knowledge-
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It is one of the most favorite fake quotes on this site ...
and that atheists keep using it is nothing they should be proud of.
Here is the original:
"Certainement qui en droit de vous rendre absurde est en droit de vous rendre injuste."
(Voltaire: Questions sur les miracles, onzième lettre. Oeuvres complètes, tome 46, 1785, p.451)
Correct translation would be like this : "Those who have the right to ridicule you have also the right to wrong you."
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Then even if he didn't say such, the words themselves are still accurate, and had more to do with the post I linked to than Voltaire himself. Thank you though for clarification.
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