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To: epicure who wrote (43026)7/2/1999 10:24:00 AM
From: Achilles  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108807
 
Yes, but his intent to enter the church was before he went to University and in a country and time when being an Englishman meant being part of the church of England. It's been ages since I've read anything on this subject, but I have a dim recollection that Smith's moral philosophy was based on Epicurus (the original 'athiest' in Western philosophy) and Hume, who was regarded as being anti-Christian.