1)  Where do you see the themes of the Enlightenment within Paine’s writing?  Wh

1)  Where do you see the themes of the Enlightenment within Paine’s writing?  What does Paine believe makes for a just government? Where does a just government get its authority? What do the first three articles of the French Declaration have to do with this?
2) Thomas Paine is known primarily as a writer of works that helped influence the American Revolution. What does he mean when he quotes, “When I was a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things”?
3) Why does Paine claim that Moses had no authority over the other Hebrews when he came down the mountain and how does that relate to the rest of his argument?  How does that relate to the ENlightenment as a whole?
4) What taught knowledge to [hu]man[ity]?  What is [hu]man[ity]’s job?
5) E/C Age of Reason is one of my favorite texts. Did you have a favorite tenet?