Note 23 — LA METTRIE’S RELATION TO HIS PREDECESSORS AND TO HIS SUCCESSORS.
Gertrude Carman Bussey translation
Another point of contrast between Toland and La Mettrie is in their doctrines of God. Toland believes that God, “a pure spirit or immaterial being,” is necessary for his system,23 while La Mettrie questions God’s existence and insists that immateriality and spirituality are fine words that no one understands.