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Full Idea
He that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Gist of Idea
He that does evil has not seen God
Source
St John (25: Third Epistle of John [c.90], 11)
Book Ref
Cooper,David E.: 'Heidegger' [Claridge 1996], p.592
A Reaction
This gives God a role striking similar to Plato's Form of the Good. Plato thought the Good was prior to the gods, but he gives the good a quasi-religious role. I say we would only be inspired by the sight of God if we already had a moral sense.
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