The christian religion is a parody on the worship of the Sun, in which they put a man whom they call Christ, in the place of the Sun, and pay him the same adoration which was originally paid to the Sun.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author compares Christianity to sun worship, placing a man where the sun once was.
- In plain terms
- Christianity replaces the sun with a man.
- What can you take from it?
- Question religious substitutions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do religions evolve?
Another view
It dismisses the faith's internal logic.
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