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<p><b><i>The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology</i></b> is a work by English and American political activist <a href="page.php?w=Thomas_Paine">Thomas Paine</a>, arguing for the philosophical position of <a href="page.php?w=deism">deism</a>. It follows in the tradition of 18th-century British deism, and challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the <a href="page.php?w=Bible">Bible</a>. It was published in three parts in 1794, 1795, and 1807.</p>

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