Above all creeds, above all religions, after all, is that divine thing, - Humanity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ingersoll asserts that humanity transcends all religious and creedal divisions as a divine essence.
- In plain terms
- Humanity is the most important and divine thing above all religions.
- What can you take from it?
- Value shared humanity over religious differences.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes humanity divine?
- Can religion unite or divide?
Another view
It oversimplifies the deep conflicts that often arise between different creeds.
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