ON THIS DATE
Joseph Addison (3/8/1711) published, “To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all the great truths which atheism would deny.”
Addison was born 5/1/1672, son Lancelot Addison, rector of Milston, Wiltshire, England. His education included Charterhouse (boarding school) & Oxford, where he received his BA & MA. He rounded out his education spending 1.5 yrs in France, 1 in Italy & over a yr in Switzerland, Austria, Germany & Holland.
He did not marry (Countess of Warwick) until 1716. Addison was a poet, an essayist & for some time worked with the “The Spectator” (source of the above quote). The popularity of his poem “The Campaign” appears to have led to his being appointed Under Secretary of State – poetry HAS changed. 🙂
Christians today identifying with him as the author the following hymn:
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