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Full Idea
God is the manifestation of man's inner nature, his expressed self.
Gist of Idea
The nature of God is an expression of human nature
Source
Ludwig Feuerbach (Introduction of 'Essence of Christianity' [1841], II)
Book Ref
Feuerbach,Ludwig: 'The Fiery Brook: Selected Writings', ed/tr. Hanfi,Zawar [Anchor 1972], p.109
A Reaction
Even if you are a deeply committed theist, you have to concede some of this point. The perfections attributed to God are usually of human qualities. Leibniz, though, says that God has an infinity of perfection, mostly unknown to us.