• It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

    David Hume: It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause
    David Hume (1793). “An inquiry concerning human understanding. A dissertation on the passions. An inquiry concerning the principles of morals. The natural history of religion”, p.595