"God is not the mere dead conception to which we have thus given utterance, but he is in himself pure Life"
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte
About this Quote
This quote by Johann Gottlieb Fichte asserts that God is not just a lifeless concept or concept that we have actually produced and provided a name to. Rather, God is the personification of pure life itself. Fichte's phrasing suggests that we can't completely grasp the nature of God by lowering him to an idea, but need to rather acknowledge God as a living force that exists beyond human understanding. This idea lines up with the idea of the divine as an omnipotent, all-encompassing force that can not be fully comprehended by our finite minds. Moreover, it stresses that God is not just an abstract concept, but a living reality that can be experienced and embodied.
"Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage"