Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), "better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." He is also known for his fascination with science and his quotations.Faith is believing something you know ain’t so. ~ Following the Equator, Ch. 12Twain falls into the 'ambiguous' category regarding belief in gods but he was highly critical of organized religion. He did, however, maintain that the Presbyterian church, his childhood religion, was safe.
Man is a marvelous curiosity . . . he thinks he is the Creator's pet . . . he even believes the Creator loves him; has a passion for him; sits up nights to admire him; yes and watch over him and keep him out of trouble. He prays to him and thinks He listens. Isn't it a quaint idea. Letters from the Earth, 1909
"In later years, Twain's family suppressed some of his work which was especially irreverent toward conventional religion, notably Letters from the Earth, which was not published until 1962. The anti-religious The Mysterious Stranger was published in 1916, although there is some scholarly debate as to whether Twain actually wrote the most familiar version of this story. Twain was critical of organized religion and certain elements of the Christian religion through most of the end of his life, though he never renounced Presbyterianism." Wikipedia
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