what was the age of reason by thomas paine about
Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason was an influential pamphlet attacking traditional Christianity. Paine, who was a deist, and an important figure in the American Revolution, argued that God existed, but the Bible was largely a myth.He argued that miracles were impossible.aine wrote other works too, notably Common Sense, which helped the cause of American independence. Paine's views were radical for their time, and were met with mixed reception. Nevertheless, The Age of Reason is important because it helped popularize deism in early America.