Hi David, How did man receive his characteristics then?
Peace, Steve On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:23 PM, David M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Steve > > Because, I suspect, he has no where else to get them from > but him/herself. > > DM > >> Hi David, >> >>> From Wikipedia: >> >> "Feuerbach talks of how man is equally a conscious being, more so than >> God because man has placed upon God the ability of understanding." >> >> How did Feuerbach conclude that man placed characteristics upon God? >> I ask this because I agree with the three statements that follow in >> that paragraph, but I am curious how Feuerbach arrived at that >> original assumption. >> >> "Man contemplates many things and in doing so he becomes acquainted >> with himself. Feuerbach shows that in every aspect God corresponds to >> some feature or need of human nature. 'If man is to find contentment >> in God,' he claims, 'he must find himself in God.'" >> >> Any thoughts/direction? >> >> Peace, >> Stephen >> >> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 4:20 PM, David M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Religion is consciousness of the infinite. Religion therefore is >>> "nothing >>> else than the consciousness of the infinity of the consciousness; or, in >>> the >>> consciousness of the infinite, the conscious subject has for his object >>> the >>> infinity of his own nature." >>> >>> suggested Feuerbach, might we say that the MOQ is awareness of infinity? >>> Discuss. >>> >>> See Wiki: >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Feuerbach >>> >>> >>> >>> David M >>> >>> >>> Moq_Discuss mailing list >>> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >>> Archives: >>> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >>> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >>> >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ >> > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
