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
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.
More from Ludwig Feuerbach
All quotes βThe 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.
Ludwig FeuerbachRead
In the consciousness of the infinite, the conscious subject has for his object the infinity of his own nature.
Ludwig FeuerbachRead
[T]ruth is considered profane, and only illusion is sacred
Ludwig FeuerbachRead
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.
Ludwig FeuerbachRead
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].
Ludwig FeuerbachRead
Similar quotes
Children are born innocent. Before they are domesticated they live in the moment, love without fear, and don't even think about the opinions of others.
Miguel Angel RuizRead
World views are social constructions and they channel the search for facts. But facts are found and knowledge progresses, however fitfully.
Stephen Jay GouldRead
I am not very impressed with theological arguments whatever they may be used to support. Such arguments have often been found unsatisfactory in the past. In the time of Galileo it was argued that the texts, 'And the sun stood still... and hasted not to go down about a whole day' (Joshua x. 13) and 'He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not move at any time' (Psalm cv. 5) were an adequate refutation of the Copernican theory.
Alan TuringRead
I feel more at home knowing I'm not really at home. It takes all the pressure off you trying to fit in!
John OliverRead
The heart is the secret inside the secret.
RumiRead
Man is so constituted that he then only excels other things when he knows himself.
BoethiusRead