Candide is a satire by the philosopher Voltaire. It is very critical of the aristocracy and the church, It is also critical of certain tenets of the Enlightenment, especially ideas about social class. The novel uses humor to show the need for social reform.
There was a traditional belief that the <em>Church</em> taught, that is, the focus of life and the universe was God, for He is the Creator of all things, therefore, all human beings should <em>aknowledge and worship </em><em>Him</em>. But some ideas and philosophies had <em>other views</em>, <em>differently from that simple faith</em>, exalting the <em>reason and man</em>, and this should be the new focus, <em>Man and not God</em>.
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