text: This philosopher claimed theology was "the study of nothing" and criticized "invented systems of religion" in a book outlining his deist views.
full_question: This philosopher claimed theology was "the study of nothing" and criticized "invented systems of religion" in a book outlining his deist views. This thinker argued that landowners should pay a "ground-rent" to support welfare in his tract Agrarian Justice. This man was put on trial in absentia for writing a response to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France. This author of Rights of Man began a pamphlet series with the line "These are the times that try men's souls", and his most popular book criticizes hereditary succession in favor of a "republican government". For 10 points, name this author of The American Crisis and Common Sense.
first_sentence: This philosopher claimed theology was "the study of nothing" and criticized "invented systems of religion" in a book outlining his deist views.
raw_answer: Thomas Paine