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Chapter 2
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What is Paine's central argument about why a "revelation" cannot be passed on secondhand?
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Because revelations are always false to begin with
B
Because God only reveals things in writing, never verbally
C
Because revelation is necessarily limited to the first communication — once told to a second person, it becomes hearsay, which that second person is not obliged to believe
D
Because translations always improve upon the original revelation
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