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“Faith in the future life is … faith in the truth of the imagination, as faith in God is faith in the truth and infinity of human feeling. … [F]aith in God is only faith in the abstract nature of man, so faith in the heavenly life is only faith in the abstract earthly life.”

Quote by Ludwig Feuerbach

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Essence of Christianity

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Ludwig Feuerbach
Ludwig Feuerbach

Ludwig Feuerbach, a prominent German philosopher born on July 28, 1804, and died on September 13, 1872. He was a significant figure in the German classical philosophy and had a profound impact on the birth of Marxist philosophy. more

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