Ludwig Feuerbach was a 19 th century philosopher who started as a theologian and soon became an atheist. He was of the opinion that religion and God diminished the greatness of man. Religion and God alienate man and impoverish him by transferring to them the qualities that man should possess. Love, truth, justice, and other such qualities are transferred by man to God. God is love, God is truth, etc are statements we hear frequently. But it should be the other way around, says Feuerbach. Love is a human virtue. So is truth. So are compassion and other virtues we transfer to our gods. If we bring these qualities back from gods and religions to human beings, we will have a better world. Haven’t we been, throughout history, adjusting our gods to our own needs, longings and purposes? Asks Feuerbach. Haven’t we been reducing our gods to the demands of our banal everyday reality? Haven’t we fought enough battles and wars in the name of our gods – gods who are supposed
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