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Single Idea 19603

[from 'A Short History of Decay' by E.M. Cioran, in 28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 4. God Reflects Humanity ]

Full Idea

Why is God so dull, so feeble, so inadequately picturesque? Why does He lack interest, vigor, actuality and resemble us so little? Is there any image less anthropomorphic and more gratuitously remote?

Clarification

'anthropomorphic' means human-like

Gist of Idea

Why is God so boring, and why does God resemble humanity so little?

Source

E.M. Cioran (A Short History of Decay [1949], 1 'The Devil')

Book Reference

Cioran,E.M.: 'A Short History of Decay', ed/tr. Howard,Richard [Penguin 2010], p.21


A Reaction

This seems to be directed at those like Feuerbach who said that we had merely created God as a glorified image of humanity.

Related Idea

Idea 6911 God is for us a mere empty idea, which we fill with our own ego and essence [Feuerbach]