This author compiled arguments against the Roman Catholic church in his Philosophical Dictionary and argued that "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." In his most famous work, the idea that "noses were 
This author compiled arguments against the Roman Catholic church in his Philosophical Dictionary and argued that "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." In his most famous work, the idea that "noses were made to (*) support spectacles" is advanced by Dr. Pangloss, who believes that this is the "best of all possible worlds." For 10 points, name this French Enlightenment thinker and author of Candide.
This author compiled arguments against the Roman Catholic church in his Philosophical Dictionary and argued that "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him."
Voltaire (or Francois-Marie Arouet)