Man is, and always has been, a maker of gods. It has been the most serious and significant occupation of read more

Man is, and always has been, a maker of gods. It has been the most serious and significant occupation of his sojourn in the world.

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.

What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.

What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.

God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now

God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now

From thee all human actions take their springs,
The rise of empires, and the fall of kings.

From thee all human actions take their springs,
The rise of empires, and the fall of kings.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable.

Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable.

What is it: is man only a blunder of God, or God only a blunder of man?

What is it: is man only a blunder of God, or God only a blunder of man?

God thinks within geniuses, dreams within poets, and sleeps within the rest of us

God thinks within geniuses, dreams within poets, and sleeps within the rest of us