Utopia Religion Quotes Page 3
(Book.Page) based on the 1989 Cambridge University Press edition
| Quote #7 As soon as he had gained the victory [... King Utopus] decreed that every man might cultivate the religion of his choice (2.97) |
Considering people were being killed for their religious beliefs when More wrote Utopia, it's a pretty astounding statement. Go King Utopus.
| Quote #8 In [matters of religion], [King Utopus...] suspected that God perhaps likes various forms of worship and has therefore deliberately inspired different men with different views. (2.97-8) |
Another pretty radical take on religion for the time, c/o Thomas More. Does this idea that everyone can be right in their own way exist today?
| Quote #9 [The Utopians] think that dead persons are actually present among us, and hear what we say about them, though through the dullness of human sight they remain invisible. (2.99) |
The Utopians... see dead people.
