John Locke's Influence On Protestant Christian Philosophy

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John Locke was known for being the greatest philosopher of modern times. He found the modern theory of liberalism during his time. He also had made a great contribution to modern philosophical empiricism. He also founded the first substantial inquiry i the field of linguistics. John had made a classic reasoning for the religious tolerance. If an religion was forced it would had a bad effect as faith cannot be compelled by violent acts. He also did not set any limit on religious tolerance. He did think that atheist should not be tolerated ever because they have a lack of faith. John had an influence on the Protestant Christian thought. He stated that it is reasonable to be a christian wich was his primary objective of his book. He had suggested

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