It is not as in the Bible, that God created man in his own image. But, on the contrary, man created God in his own image.
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To theology, ... only what it holds sacred is true, whereas to philosophy, only what holds true is sacred.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Feuerbach suggests that theology prioritizes sacred beliefs, while philosophy values truth itself as sacred.
In this quote, Ludwig Feuerbach contrasts theology and philosophy, highlighting their differing foundations. He posits that theology's framework is built upon what it deems sacred, thus prioritizing faith and doctrines, while philosophy seeks out truth without the constraints of sacredness, treating only what is verifiably true as inherently valuable and worthy of reverence. This perspective invites a deeper discussion about the nature of belief, faith, and the pursuit of knowledge.
Themes
TheologyPhilosophyTruthSacredBelief
In practice
Example use cases
During a lecture about the intersection of faith and reason, this quote can illustrate the contrast between religious belief and philosophical inquiry.
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This work, though it deals only with eating and drinking, which are regarded in the eyes of our supernaturalistic mock-culture as the lowest acts, is of the greatest philosophic significance and importance... How former philosophers have broken their heads over the question of the bond between body and soul! Now we know, on scientific grounds, what the masses know from long experience, that eating and drinking hold together body and soul, that the searched-for bond is nutrition.
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The doctrine of foods is of great ethical and political significance. Food becomes blood, blood becomes heart and brain, thoughts and mind stuff. Human fare is the foundation of human culture and thought. Would you improve a nation? Give it, instead of declamations against sin, better food. Man is what he eats [Der Mensch ist, was er isst].
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