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It seems obvious to me that the notion of God has never been anything but a kind of ideal projection, a reflection upward of the human personality, and that theology never has been and never can be anything but a more and more purified mythology.
Alfred Loisy
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It seems obvious to me that the notion of God has never been anything but a kind of ideal projection, a reflection upward of the human personality, and that theology never has been and never can be anything but a more and more purified mythology. — Alfred Loisy

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Alfred Loisy was a Clergyman from France (1857–1940).

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Alfred Loisy lived from 1857 – 1940.
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