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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / c. God is the good

2058	God must be the epitome of goodness, and we can only approach a divine state by being as good as possible [Plato]
	Full Idea: It is impossible for God to be immoral and not to be the acme of morality; and the only way any of us can approximate to God is to become as moral as possible.
	From: Plato (Theaetetus [c.368 BCE], 176c)

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

1551	He said he didn't know whether there are gods - but this is the same as atheism [Diogenes of Oen. on Protagoras]
	Full Idea: He said that he did not know whether there were gods - but this is the same as saying that he knew there were no gods.
	From: comment on Protagoras (fragments/reports [c.441 BCE], A23) by Diogenes (Oen) - Wall inscription 11 Chil 2