From the fame opinion of a soul distinct from the body came the practice of praying, first for the dead, and then to them with a long train of other absurd opinions, and superstitious practices.


General Conclusions, Part I Containing Considerations addressed to Unbelievers and especially to Mr. Gibbon - An History of the Corruptions of Christianity (1782)

Joseph Priestley Quotes

From the fame opinion of a soul distinct from the body came the practice of praying, first for the dead, and then to them with a long train of other...

From the fame opinion of a soul distinct from the body came the practice of praying, first for the dead, and then to them with a long train of other...

From the fame opinion of a soul distinct from the body came the practice of praying, first for the dead, and then to them with a long train of other...

From the fame opinion of a soul distinct from the body came the practice of praying, first for the dead, and then to them with a long train of other...