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Full Idea
And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness.
Gist of Idea
God made man in his own image
Source
Anon (Tor) (01: Book of Genesis [c.750 BCE], 1.26)
Book Ref
'The Bible', ed/tr. the Church [Collins 1950], p.1
A Reaction
Since we are obviously not identical in every way with God, we can presumably choose in which respects we think of ourselves as being like Him. Reason, understanding, beauty, goodness, consciousness? A troublesome verse, challenged by Darwin.