Hi David, Yes that does help. Feuerbach does allude to the fact that humans tell stories to explain things. His story, that man placed characteristics upon God, I think actually deals with how humans can talk about a God whom we can't possibly know everything about nor describe very well. The question: "How does man talk about God?" becomes more relevant here than "How did man receive his characteristics?"
Peace, Steve On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 5:47 PM, David M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Steve > > That would be a leap to a question that would require > much that does not seem to be readily available to us. > I think Feuerbach might say that religion is an answer > we have constructed to answer that question, and to > understand the question it we need to look how we > have constructed it this human conception. > Does that help? > > David M > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Hannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:28 PM > Subject: Re: [MD] Who am I? > > >> 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/ >> > > > 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/
