"In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed by miracles. In modern religions the spirit is expressed through the many and confirmed by reason"
- Heinrich Heine
About this Quote
Heinrich Heine's quote speaks with the distinctions in between traditional and modern-day religious beliefs. In conventional faiths, the spirit of the time was revealed through the person, and this expression was confirmed by wonders. This recommends that the individual was viewed as a source of magnificent knowledge and that miracles were viewed as proof of this understanding. In modern religious beliefs, however, the spirit is expressed through the cumulative, and this expression is confirmed by reason. This suggests that the cumulative is seen as a source of magnificent knowledge and that factor is seen as evidence of this knowledge. Heine's quote indicates that traditional religions were more concentrated on individual experience and faith, while contemporary religious beliefs are more concentrated on cumulative experience and logical thought.
This quote is written / told by Heinrich Heine between December 13, 1797 and February 17, 1856. He/she was a famous Poet from Germany.
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