"I am a sailor and was born in Batavia. I have had to trample on the crucifix four time in various trips I've been to Japan. I am not the man for you Universal Reason!" (Voltaire 34)
What Universal reason? Pangloss is the most mediocre metaphisico-theologo-cosmolo-nigo-logist ever. At the begging of the book, when he explains that everything happens for a reason I actually came to believe Pangloss was a worthy philosopher, but once he went on to talk about the explanation behind his theory I was disappointed to the verge of laughter. We do not have noses to put glasses upon and he do not have feet shaped so they'll fit in shoes, quite the opposite actually. I might even dare say I'm glad Voltaire got rid of this ghastly man for once and for all... might.
*"Flogging - whipping: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment"
"Auto-da-fe:the burning to death of heretics"
It feels good to learn new words.
P.S. I found this: http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#1RaPDx/www.pangloss.com//search:pangloss
... I'm not quite sure what it is though...
*definition from:wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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