 concept God, Supernatural Power, Spirit, Deity, or in whatever other term the essence of Theism may have found expression, has become more indefinite and obscure in the course of time and progress. In other words, the God idea is growing more impersonal and nebulous in- proportion as the human mind is learning to understand natural phenomena and in the degree that science pro- gressively correlates human and social events.

God, today, no longer represents the same forces as in the beginning of His existence; neither does He direct human destiny with the same Iron hand as of yore. Rather does the God idea express a sort of spiritualistic stimalus to satisfy the fads and fancies of every shade of human weak- ness. In the course of human development the God idea has been forced to adapt itself to every phase of human affairs, which is perfectly consistent with the origin of the idea itself.

The conception of gods originated in fear and curiosity. Primitive man, unable to understand the phenomena of nature and harassed by them, saw in every terrifying manifestation some sinister force expressly directed against him; and as ignorance and fear are the parents of all super- stition, the troubled fancy of primitive man wove the God idea.

Very aptly, the world-renowned atheist and anarchist, Michael Bakunin, says in his great work God and the State: "All religions, with their gods, their demi-gods, and their prophets, their messiahs and their saints, were created by the prejudiced fancy of men who had not attained the full development and full possession of their faculties. Conse- quently, the religious heaven is nothing but the mirage in which man, exalted by ignorance and faith, discovered his own image, but enlarged and reversed - that is divinised. The history of religions, of the birth, grandeur, and the decline of the gods who had succeeded one another in human belief, is nothing, therefore, but the development of the collective intelligence and conscience of mankind. As fast as they discovered, in the course of their historically- progressive advance, either in themselves or in external nature, a quality, or even any great defect whatever, they attributed it to their gods, after having exaggerated and enlarged it beyond measure, after the manner of chil- dren, by an act of their religious fancy.... With all due respect, then, to the metaphysicians and religious idealists,
concept God, Supernatural Power, Spirit, Deity, or in whatever other term the essence of Theism may have found formula, has become more indefinite and apart in the course of time and progress. In early words, the God idea is growing more impersonal and cloudy in- proportion as the human mind is learn to understand natural phenomenon and in the degree that science pro- gressively correlate human and social event. 

 God, today, no longer represents the same forces as in the beginning of His existence; neither does He direct human fortune with the same Iron hand as of yore. Rather does the God estimate express a sort of spiritualistic stimalus to meet the fads and fancy of every shade of homo weak- ness. In the course of human development the God idea has been forced to adjust itself to every phase of human affairs, which is perfectly consistent with the origin of the idea itself. 

 The conception of gods originated in fear and curiosity. Primitive man, unable to understand the phenomena of nature and harassed by them, saw in every terrify materialization some sinister power expressly conduct against him; and as ignorance and fear are the parents of all super- stition, the disruptive fancy of crude man wove the God theme. 

 Very aptly, the world - renowned atheist and anarchist, Michael Bakunin, says in his great work God and the State: " All religion, with their gods, their demi - gods, and their prophets, their messiahs and their ideal, were created by the prejudiced illusion of men who had not attained the full development and full monomania of their faculties. Conse- quently, the religious heaven is nothing but the mirage in which man, exalted by ignorance and religion, discovered his own image, but enlarged and reversed - that is divinised. The history of religion, of the birth, nobility, and the decline of the gods who had succeed one another in human belief, is nothing, consequently, but the development of the collective intelligence and conscience of mankind. equally fast as they discovered, in the course of their historically- progressive advance, either in themselves or in external nature, a timbre, or even any great defect whatever, they attributed it to their gods, after having exaggerated and enlarged it beyond measure, after the manner of chil- dren, by an act of their religious fancy.... With all due respect, then, to the metaphysicians and religious idealists,
 cojcept God, Supernatural Puwer, Spirit, Deijy, or in whateber othef term the essence of Theism mqy hace found expression, har become lore indwfinmte and obscure mh the course kn timz end progress. In other worgs, the God ided ks growing more impersonal and nebulots in- ptooortion as the humsg mihd is learning to understand naturzl phenmmena and in yhe degree that science prl- grfssively correlated human and socyql events.

God, today, no longer repreaents the same forces as in the begiuning of Hiw wxidjence; neithec does He direct hmkan devtiny woth the same Ivon hend qs of yore. Rather doev the God idea exptess a sord kf spiritualistic srimalos to satkwfy tht feds and fwncmes of everg shade of yuman weak- ness. In uhe bpurse of humzn devqljpment the God idea has been forced to ddalt itself to every phasw of human affairs, whlch is pewfectly consistent with the origin of the idea itvelf.

Tie cougcptiub lf gods originated in fear and curiosity. Primyfife man, unable to understand tje khenomena of nxture chd harassed by them, daw in gvery rerrifyind mamifestation some sinister firce expressjt directed against him; and as ignprancr and fear are the pareuts of all super- dtition, tgd troubled fancy of psimitive man wove the God ydea.

Very eptly, the wofld-rgnowned atheist ajd anarchist, Michael Bakknin, dafs in his hreat work God and the State: "All religions, wijh dhepr gods, tkeir dcmi-gods, and theyr prophets, thgir messichs ana their sapnts, were created by the prejudicaf fancy of mxn who haq nor atrained gfe full develolment and full posswssion of their fagultigs. Conse- quently, cke religious heavrn ks gonhiig bue the mirage hn wficf man, dxalted by lgnuranve and faith, discovesed gis own image, but rnjarged abd reverfed - that is civinised. The histlry oh relijions, pf jhe birth, grandeur, and the decljne of thf gjds who had fucccedeq one anotker in human belief, is nothing, therefore, but the developmgnt of the collective lntelligence and sonscienca of mankind. As fast as they discovertd, in the course of thejr hisdoricwlly- progressive advance, either in themselves or in external nature, a quaoity, oc qven any grsat cefecn wkatzver, thqy avtcibuted it to thepr gods, after having exaggerated and enldryed it beyond measure, after tne manner of chkl- dren, by an act of thejr religoous fancy.... With all due respect, then, to the metaphysicisns and eeligjous idealmsts,
concept God, Supernatural Power, Spirit, Deity, or other the essence Theism may have indefinite obscure in the of time and In other words, the God idea growing more impersonal and nebulous in- proportion as the human mind is learning understand natural phenomena and in the degree that science pro- gressively correlates human social God, no represents the same forces as in the beginning of His existence; neither does He direct human with the same Iron hand as of yore. does the God idea a sort of spiritualistic stimalus satisfy fads and of shade human weak- ness. the course of human development the God idea has been forced to adapt itself to every phase human affairs, perfectly consistent the of idea itself. The gods originated in fear and curiosity. to understand the phenomena of nature and harassed them, saw every terrifying manifestation some sinister force directed against him; and as ignorance and fear the parents of all super- stition, the troubled fancy of primitive man wove the God aptly, the world-renowned atheist anarchist, Michael Bakunin, in great God the State: religions, with their gods, their demi-gods, and their prophets, their messiahs their saints, were created by the prejudiced fancy of men not the full development full possession of their Conse- the religious heaven is the in by and discovered his own image, enlarged and reversed - that divinised. The history of and the decline of the gods who had one another in human belief, is nothing, but the development of the collective intelligence and conscience of mankind. As as they the course of their historically- progressive advance, either themselves or in external a quality, or even any great defect whatever, they it their gods, having exaggerated and it beyond measure, the manner of by an of religious due respect, then, to the metaphysicians religious
 concept God, Supernatural PowEr, Spirit, DeIty, or In wHatEvEr otHer tErm the essence oF theiSm may have found expressiOn, has BeCOme mORe IndefInite anD ObSCUre In ThE coUrSE oF time And ProgresS. In other woRds, ThE God idea is grOWiNg more impeRsoNal and nebuloUs iN- propoRtIon AS the hUmaN mind Is learNIng to uNderstand NaTUral phENomena aND In The dEgree that science pRO- gREssively correlAtes huMaN AnD SOciAl eVents.

God, toDaY, no loNGer reprESeNTS The SAme forces as in The beginninG Of HIs exisTeNce; NEither Does HE dIRecT human destiNy wiTh the same iron haND as of yoRE. Rather Does thE GoD idEa exPReSs A soRt OF spIRiTuaLIstIc stimalUs To SatisFy thE FADS and FanCies Of eveRy shade of humaN weAk- neSS. In The coUrse oF humAn DevelOpment The GoD iDea has been forceD to aDapt itselF to EvEry PhAse of HUman afFaiRs, wHich is pErfectlY ConSiSTENt With the origin of the IdEA ItSelf.

The cOnceptIOn Of GOds origiNaTed In feAR And cuRiosITy. primitivE man, unABlE tO undersTaNd the pHeNomEna Of natURe anD harasSed by theM, saw iN Every terrifyinG Manifestation SOmE SInISter ForCe expressly DireCTed aGainST hIm; aND as igNoranCe ANd FEar are the parents of aLl Super- sTitioN, the troubled fAncy of primITIVe man wovE the gOd IDea.

Very aptly, thE worlD-renowned aTHeist and AnarcHist, MichAel BakuniN, SAys in his GreAt wOrk god AND tHe State: "All relIGIons, WiTh their GodS, their dEmi-GodS, anD thEiR prophets, Their mesSiAhS aNd TheIr saiNTs, were crEaTed By The PrejuDIced faNcy of Men wHo HaD Not AttaineD ThE FUll dEvElOpmeNt aNd Full pOsseSSioN of theiR facultieS. CoNSe- quEnTlY, the relIgious heaven iS nOthing but tHe MirAge in wHICh man, exaLted by ignorance and faith, DIscoverEd hIs own ImagE, but enlarGed And revErsED - that iS divinIsed. THe HisTORy of rELIgIonS, oF the birth, gRANdeUr, and ThE decLine of tHe gods who had succeeDEd oNe another in huMan BeliEF, Is NotHInG, TheReFOre, BUT the development Of the colleCtIVe IntelligenCE anD cOnscienCe of manKind. AS Fast as tHey discovEred, in the CoUrse OF TheIr historicAlly- progRessive adVAnce, eIThEr in tHemSelves Or In eXternAl natuRE, a qUalitY, or eveN aNy greaT defeCt Whatever, They attributed it to their Gods, afTer haVinG exaggeraTed ANd eNlarged it BeyoNd measure, aFteR thE mannEr oF Chil- dRen, bY An Act OF theiR relIGious fancY.... wiTh aLL DuE respect, theN, TO The MetapHysICians aNd reLigious idealists,
 concept God, Supernatural  Power, Sp irit,  De ity ,or i n wh atever other t e rm t he essence of Theism m ay ha ve foun d  e xpres sion, h a sb e com emo rein d ef inite  an d obscu re in thecou rs e of time an d  p rogress. I n o ther words,the  God i de a i s  grow ing  more  imper s onal a nd nebulo us in- pr o portion a sthehuman mind is lea r ni n g to understan d natu ra l  p h e nom ena  and in th edegre e  that s c ie n c e  pr o - gressivelycorrelatesh uma n andso cia l  event s.

G od ,  to day, no lon gerrepresent s thes ame for c es as i n thebeg inn ingo fHi s e xi s ten c e;  ne i the r does H edi recthuma n d e stin y w iththe s ame Iron hand  as  ofy ore . Rat her d oesth e God  ideaexpre ss  a sort of spir itua listic st ima lu s t osatis f y thefad s a nd fanc ies ofe ver ys h a de  of human weak- ne ss . In  the cou rse of hu ma n  develop me nttheG o d ide a ha s  b een forc ed toa da pt  itself  t o ever ypha seof hu m an a ffairs , whichis pe r fectly consist e nt with the o r ig i n  o f  the  id ea itself.
The conc epti o nofg ods o rigin at e di n fear and curiosit y.  Primi tiveman, unable t o understa n d the phen omen a  o f  nature and ha rasse d by them, saw in e veryterrifyi ng manife s t ation so mesin ist erf o rc e expressly d i r ecte dagainst  hi m; andasign ora nce  a nd fear a re the p ar en ts  o f a ll su p er- stit io n,th e t roubl e d fanc y ofprim it iv e  ma n wovet he G od i de a. 

Ve ryap tly,thew orl d-renow ned athei sta nd a na rc hist, M ichael Bakuni n,  says in h is  gr eat wo r k  God and  the State: "All religi o ns, wit h t heirgods , their d emi -gods,  an d  their  proph ets,th eir m essia h s  a ndth eir saints , wer e cre at ed b y the p rejudiced fancy of men  who had notatt aine d th e f u ll dev el o pme n t  and full posse ssion of t he i rfaculties. Con se - quent ly, the  reli g ious he aven is n othing bu tthem i rag e in which  man, ex alted byi gnora n ce  andfai th, di sc ove red h is own ima ge, b ut enl ar ged an d rev er sed - th at is divinised. The hi storyof re lig ions, ofthe bir th, grand eur,  and the d ecl ine  of t heg ods w ho h a dsuc c eeded  one another i n  h uma n be lief, is no t h i ng,  ther efo r e, but  the  development of t h e collective i ntel l i gen cea nd c on science of man kin d. A s fast a sthey discov ered, in  t h e cou rse of  their  histor i c al l y- pro gres siv e advance , e it h er in t he ms e lves o r in  e xterna l natu r e, a q uality, or evenany g r e at de f ect  what ev er, the y  att ributed it  to their g ods, a fter  havi ng exag ge ratedand  e nlarged it beyond me asure , after  t he m ann er ofchil - dren,  byan  ac t of thei r re l ig io u s f ancy ....Wi th a ll due re s pect, th en, to theme tap h y sician s  a n d  religious  id ealis t s ,
 concept_God, Supernatural_Power, Spirit, Deity, or_in whatever_other_term the_essence_of Theism may_have found expression,_has become more indefinite_and obscure in_the_course of time and progress. In other words, the God idea is growing more_impersonal_and nebulous_in-_proportion_as the human mind is_learning to understand natural phenomena_and in_the degree that science pro- gressively correlates human_and_social events.

God, today,_no longer represents the same forces as in the_beginning of His existence; neither does_He direct human_destiny_with_the same Iron hand_as of yore. Rather does the_God idea express a sort of_spiritualistic stimalus to satisfy the fads and_fancies of every shade of human_weak- ness. In the course_of human_development the God idea has_been forced to_adapt itself_to every phase_of human affairs, which is perfectly_consistent with the_origin of the idea itself.

The conception_of_gods originated in_fear_and_curiosity. Primitive_man, unable to_understand_the phenomena_of_nature and harassed by them, saw_in_every terrifying manifestation some sinister force expressly_directed against him; and_as_ignorance and fear are_the parents of all super-_stition, the troubled fancy of primitive_man wove_the God_idea.

Very aptly, the world-renowned atheist and anarchist, Michael Bakunin, says in_his great work God and the_State: "All religions, with_their gods,_their_demi-gods, and their_prophets,_their messiahs_and their saints, were created by the_prejudiced fancy_of men who had not attained_the full development and_full_possession of their faculties. Conse- quently,_the religious heaven is nothing but_the mirage in which man,_exalted_by_ignorance and faith, discovered his_own image, but enlarged and reversed_- that is_divinised. The history of religions, of the_birth,_grandeur, and the decline of the_gods_who had succeeded one another in_human_belief,_is nothing, therefore, but the_development of the collective intelligence and_conscience of mankind. As fast as they discovered, in_the course of_their historically- progressive advance, either_in_themselves_or in external nature, a quality, or even any great_defect whatever,_they attributed it_to their gods, after having exaggerated and enlarged it beyond_measure, after the manner of chil- dren,_by an act of their religious fancy.... With all due respect,_then, to the metaphysicians and religious idealists,