French philosopher and writer. Of Protestant religion, it converts with Catholicism in 1668 then returned to Protestantism after (1670). After having taught in Sedan (1675), it gained Rotterdam where it settled (1683).
Its thought, mixes skepticism and of moral rationalism, pushed it to reconcile faith and reason (Thought on comet, 1694).
Suspecté of atheism as well by the Protestants as by the catholics, he is especially the author of a “historical and critical Dictionary” (1696-1697).
Pierre Bayle supports as well as a company of atheists would be more viable than a company of idolaters - this thesis is not acceptable for Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the author of the Profession of faith of the Savoyard Vicar who, against Bayle, grants to fanaticism to be a large and strong passion, to the place that atheism produces in the company the peace of the despotism.