What is it: is man only a blunder of God, or God only a blunder of man?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Is man a mistake of God, or is God a mistake of man?
- In plain terms
- Is humanity an error of deity, or deity an error of humanity?
- What can you take from it?
- Question the origins and validity of both God and humanity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines a 'mistake' in this context?
- Can both be true simultaneously?
Another view
It presents a false dichotomy without evidence.
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