Robespierre's Cult of the Supreme Being

[spartan]

What do you think about Maximilien Robespierre's Deist "Cult of the Supreme Being"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_the_Supreme_Being

Was it a progression from the other organized religions that came before it?

Or was it a sign that a once progressive revolution was failing and was starting to turn away from its original ideals?

[chimx]

It helped to sow the seeds for the demise of the Jacobins and Robespierre, that's for sure. Personally I can't help but think that it was some ill-conceived plan for undermining Catholic culture in France, but it is comically tragic how poorly Robespierre understood the political consequences of attacking the people's cultural institutions. It is certainly a lesson we should learn from.

[Cult of Reason]

What do you think about Maximilien Robespierre's Deist "Cult of the Supreme Being"?

Nowhere near as cool as the Cult of Reason (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_Reason). For a start, the Cult of Reason had more fun than the deists.