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Xenophanes, a Greek philosopher born around 570 BC in the Greek colony of Colophon and died around 476 BC, is considered one of the pioneers of Western philosophy. He is known for his profound thoughts on nature and the universe. Xenophanes emphasized the unity and infinity of the universe and proposed unique views on the nature of gods and humans. more

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“The Ethiops say that their gods are flat-nosed and black, While the Thracians say that theirs have blue eyes and red hair. “If oxen and horses and lions had hands and were able to draw with their hands and do the same things as men, horses would draw the shapes of gods to look like horses and oxen would draw them to look like oxen, and each would make the gods' bodies have the same shape as they themselves had.”

IfsMenLooksBodyHandsEyeAbleBlackHairShapesDrawsRedHorseBlueFlatsLionsBlue EyesRed HairOxen
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