Liam O'Mara IV, PhD<p>On <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThisDayInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisDayInHistory</span></a> in 1677, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dutch</span></a> philosopher <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BaruchSpinoza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BaruchSpinoza</span></a> died. A pioneer in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HigherCriticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherCriticism</span></a> for scripture, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spinoza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spinoza</span></a>'s work in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ontology</span></a> inspired <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Enlightenment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enlightenment</span></a> deists &amp; scientists, as well as later perspectivists like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nietzsche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nietzsche</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MidnightMeditations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidnightMeditations</span></a></p>