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Providence Implies God Permits Religious Freedom

If God wanted humanity to live under a Catholic theocracy he would not have allowed the Reformation to happen, so a reasonable believer reading the historical record should infer that God's intentions favor a politics balancing Christian moral conviction with human freedom and avoidance of tyranny.

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Speaker

Ross Douthat

Evidence Quote

i think the reasonable believer given what the historical record indicates about frankly god's intentions right like if god wanted us all to live under a catholic theocracy he wouldn't have let the reformation happen

Source

449 - Dogma Tribe And TruthMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:04:37 AM

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