Was Voltaire agnostic?

As stated before, Voltaire was a deist, a common belief among the Enlightenment thinkers of his time. Deism is the belief that God does not and has not interfered with the world since it's creation. read more

No ,Voltaire was a latent deist ,who followed the current of his own time and declared atheist. He felt he should succumb to the general opinions in the enlightenment era ,thus denying the ' decadent 'Christian faith he was complying with the trend. read more

They argue Voltaire was not an atheist, was something called a pantheist. Pantheism is simply atheism and is promoted by many so-called "modern deists" who take a strange religious view of nature. (Or treat it as divine.) Voltaire claimed to be a Deist, he was not. The God of Deism transcends nature, God is not Nature nor is Nature divine. read more

Voltaire (1694-1778) was an 18th century French author, philosopher and Deist, he did a great deal to fight oppression. He was a prolific writer, writing novels, plays, poetry, essays, letters, and historical and scientific works. read more