Your corn is ripe today; mine will be so tomorrow. 'Tis profitable for us both, that I should labour with you today, and that you should aid me tomorrow.
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It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause
Interpretation
What this quote means
Hume critiques the notion of attributing human emotions to God, particularly the desire for recognition.
In this quote, David Hume argues that it is unreasonable to think of God as having human-like passions, especially the desire for approval or applause. He suggests that such a view reduces the divine to a lowly human trait, undermining the true nature of a higher power that should be beyond human whims and desires.
Themes
GodDivineHuman PassionsApplauseAbsurdityBelief
In practice
Example use cases
In a philosophical discussion, one might use this quote to challenge the anthropomorphism of God.
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