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.
Ludwig FeuerbachRead
The first and highest law must be the love of man to man. Homo homini Deus est - this is the supreme practical maxim, this is the turning point of the world's History.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of love and kindness among humans as the foundational principle of society.
Ludwig Feuerbach asserts that love for one another should be the paramount law guiding human relationships. He suggests that this principle of mutual love is crucial for the progression and transformation of humanity and highlights its significance as a pivotal factor in the course of history.
In practice
In a speech about community, one could use this quote to highlight the need for compassion among people.
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.
To theology, ... only what it holds sacred is true, whereas to philosophy, only what holds true is sacred.
In the consciousness of the infinite, the conscious subject has for his object the infinity of his own nature.
[T]ruth is considered profane, and only illusion is sacred
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.
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].
Love! What is love? It's nothing. It's just a word. It doesn't exist. Only pleasure is important.
As we grow in our consciousness.. there will be more compassion and more love. And then... the barriers between people.. between religions.. and between nations will begin to fall.
If we remember that God loves us, and that we can love others as He loves us, then America can become a sign of peace for the world. From here, a sign of care for the weakest of the weak - the unborn child - must go out to the world. If you become a burning light of justice and peace in the world, then really you will be true to what the founders of this country stood for. God bless you!
Money cannot buy the fuel of love but is excellent kindling.
E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream _x000D_ thy flowing wounds supply, _x000D_ redeeming love has been my theme, _x000D_ and shall be till I die.
I knew I loved football before I even played it. Uh, but the first time I stepped out on the field playing for the Lakeshore Redskins, I knew that I loved this game. I knew that this was something I wanted to do. And I was only 6 years old, but I loved it.
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