One of the advantages of travelling the world is that you get to know the world broadly. And one of the advantages of staying in one place is that you get to know the world deeply.
The one place gods inarguably exist is in the human mind.
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What this quote means
The quote suggests that the divine or godly concepts are constructs of human thought and imagination.
Alan Moore's quote reflects the idea that the concept of gods or deities primarily exists within the human psyche. It addresses the philosophical notion that human beliefs, thoughts, and feelings shape the interpretation of divinity, indicating that our understanding of gods is influenced more by our minds than any external reality. This perspective encourages a discussion about the nature of belief and the role of individual perception in the understanding of higher powers.
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In a discussion about spirituality and belief systems, this quote can emphasize the subjective nature of divine experience.
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All quotes βThe only reality we can ever truly know is that of our perceptions, our own consciousness, while that consciousness, and thus our entire reality, is made of nothing but signs and symbols. Nothing but language. Even God requires language before conceiving the Universe. See Genesis: βIn the beginning was the Word.
My main point about films is that I don't like the adaptation process, and I particularly don't like the modern way of comic book-film adaptations, where, essentially, the central characters are just franchises that can be worked endlessly to no apparent point.
The magician to some degree is trying to drive him or herself mad in a controlled setting, within controlled laws.
When I was working upon the ABC books, I wanted to show different ways that mainstream comics could viably have gone, that they didn't have to follow 'Watchmen' and the other 1980s books down this relentlessly dark route. It was never my intention to start a trend for darkness. I'm not a particularly dark individual.
Love your rage, not your cage.
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If I were not a Jew I would be a Quaker.
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