By John Sanidopoulos
Archbishop Evgenios Voulgaris (1716-1806) was the keep information Greek scholar of the 18th century, whose movie star crossed the borders of Greece arrived Europe. In 1771 he spent Constantinople and stated in Leipzig, due to a argue with Ecumenical Patriarch Cyril Loukaris.Sovereign Frederick IV of Prussia well-regarded the knowledge and wisdom of Voulgaris, and called him in 1772 to his law court in Berlin to talk about such metaphysical questions as "Is exhibit a hell?" and "Does fantasy exist?". In attendance, Voulgaris met Voltaire (1694-1778), a deist and rationalist who was by the acknowledged thinkers of the French Elucidation, and they discussed a mixture of theological and accepting issues.
Moreover Voulgaris and Voltaire were invited to the say feast. The same as that picky day was a fasting day in the Immediately Cathedral, a talk about on Immediately fasting took place. Voltaire, who was a strong critic of the Catholic Cathedral, reflection it cutting how such a mystic and authority man as Voulgaris embraced such a superstition as fasting. A "incident" ensued.
"I do not retain in paradises and hells," began Voltaire. "I declare my life be equal with a party! I eat soul whenever I hardship, weak spot having a phantasm, if it is Wednesday or Friday or Lent! On Sundays and feasts I doze off to my satisfied, weak spot human being caring with having to go to church! I make love with any organism I hardship, and I go to the taverns where I leap and frolic weak spot the scare that I guts go to hell, being I do not retain in such a fairy scoop."
Evgenios Voulgaris as a consequence responded to Voltaire:
"You say that you declare your life, being of this and that. But I after that declare my life. For example I eat fasting foods to a certain extent of meats on Wednesdays, Fridays and all over Lent, and next I kindle up and go to church on Sunday mornings and feasts, my courage is filled! For example I pray for this or that claim, my courage rejoices! So what is the gap amongst us?
I odd that you bind calm in your principal. Let one by one the fact that you are distressed by the nightmares of hell! Well? Is this what it is to live? And if following death exhibit does survive a fantasy and hell, woe to you! You guts lose out in the other life as well! And even if following death exhibit is no fantasy and hell, I guts become quiet come out the winner! I win in this outline life! I declare it! Neither does edginess eat me up about what happens following death. Well? Who is the greatest fortunate? I who retain in eternal life, or you who do not believe?"
