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“1 Man made his gods, and furnished them with his own body, voice, and garments. 2 If a horse or lion or a slow ox had agile hands for paint and sculpture, the horse would make his god a horse, the ox would sculpt an ox. 3 Our gods have flat noses and black skins say the Ethiopians. The Thracians say our gods have red hair and hazel eyes.”

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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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