"Die Verehrung mächtiger unsichtbarer Wesen, welche dem hülflosen Menschen durch die natürliche, auf dem Bewusstsein seines Unvermögens gegründete Furcht abgenöthigt wurde, …"
— Immanuel Kant

January 1, 1970

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The veneration of mighty invisible beings, which was extorted from helpless man through natural fear rooted in the sense of his impotence … — Book IV, Part 2, Section 3