“But for the present age, which prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, representation to reality, appearance to essence [...] truth is considered profane, and only illusion is sacred. Sacredness is in fact held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion increases, so that the highest degree of illusion comes to 'be the highest degree of sacredness.” SocietyIllusionProfanitySacredness Book:Essence of Christianity Source: Essence of Christianity
“Faith is essentially intolerant ... essentially because necessarily bound up with faith is the illusion that one's cause is also God's cause.” CausesAtheismIllusionBoundsPositive Atheism Author:Ludwig Feuerbach
“[T]ruth is considered profane, and only illusion is sacred” IllusionSacredProfaneRuth Author:Ludwig Feuerbach
“The present age ... prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, fancy to reality, the appearance to the essence ... for in these days illusion only is sacred, truth profane.” RealityAgeAtheismIllusionEssenceOriginalsSacredAppearancePositive AtheismThese DaysFancyCopiesProfane Book:The essence of Christianity Source: The essence of Christianity
