In Candide, there are many instances where Voltaire blatantly criticizes multiple aspect pertaining to the Enlightenment period. One aspect in particular that Voltaire criticizes many times throughout this text, is the religion of his time. Candide provides many situations that depict how the Church during this period is hypocritical or overly structured. Voltaire in the episode stresses a central Enlightenment value: the rejection of obedience to religious authority. Voltaire analyzes the customary religion of that time period by demonstrating how a simple constructed belief system is more beneficial. He uses the episode mentioned above between Candide and the old man that lives in Eldorado to present a glimpse of his idea of a simplistic
