The Deist Revolutionary Payoff

The video discusses the influence of rationalist ideas from philosophers like Epicurus, Spinotza, and Locke on the American Revolution. It emphasizes the importance of empiricism over the personal beliefs of historical figures. The core of deism, a commitment to the lawfulness and intelligibility of nature, is highlighted as excluding supernatural religion. This notion is tied to the Declaration of Independence, where independence is claimed under the laws of nature and nature's God. The video concludes that rationalism was crucial to the success of the American Revolution.

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