...referring to Roman religion, writes, "The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true;...as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful."22 The impossibility of logically differentiating among religions is reinforced by the capriciousness...

...beginning with the prevailing tolerant, skeptical attitude toward the "various modes of worship" which were considered "by the people as equally true; by the...equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful" (1: 56 ).42 He also details the architectural accomplishments and public works of the first century....

...Edward Gibbon when he remarked that "the various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true;...false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful." Islam was never prepared, either in theory or in practice, to accord full equality to those who held...

...it kept them happy. "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world," Gibbon wrote, "were all considered by the people as equally true,...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful." Rousseau did care about belief, and there is some truth to Germaine de Staël's comment that he was...

...to Hell. — Ben Jonson (1572-1637) The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true;...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful. — Gibbon Fanaticism in religion is the alliance of the passions she condemns with the dogmas she...

...Empire elegantly put it this way, 'the various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true;...equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful' (chapter 2). There is a sense in which the relativism of religion within modern European society may...

...of Rome as described by Gibbon: 'The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true;...as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.'1 But is it really the cranky, oversensitive philosopher who spoils the party? William Clifford...

...the pagan rituals of the imperial Pax Romana, when its subjects' diverse 'modes of worship . . . were considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher...equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful' (1909-14, 1.28). On the other hand, through its network of churches and bishops, Christianity had actually...

...matter which is given by Mr. Gibbon: "The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true,...equally false, and by the magistrate as equally useful:" and I would ask from which of these three classes of men were the Christian missionaries to look for...

...de Engelse historicus GIBBON (1788) toepasselijk: "The various modes of worship in the Roman world were all considered by the people, as equally true,...false, and by the magistrate, as equally useful." Kortom, de kritiek spitste zich vooral toe op het bedenkelijke rationele gehalte van de religie dat...