If God be an infinite being, there can.. Baron d'Holbach

Previous Baron d'Holbach Quotes

If God be an infinite being, there cannot be, either in the present or future world, any relative proportion between man and his God. Thus, the idea of God can never enter the human mind.

Copy Translate

Baron d'Holbach

Profession: Philosopher
Nationality: French

Some suggestions for you :

Religion unites man with God, or forms a communication between them; yet do they not say, 'God is infinite?' If God be infinite, no finite being can have communication or relation with him.

To discover the true principles of Morality, men have no need of theology, of revelation, or of gods: They have need only of common sense.

When we examine the opinions of men, we find that nothing is more uncommon than common sense; or, in other words, they lack judgment to discover plain truths or to reject absurdities and palpable contradictions.

Show all