Quote by Caecilius Statius

Fear created the first gods in the world.

Fear created the first gods in the world.

Summary

This quote implies that fear, as a powerful emotion, was responsible for the conception of the concept of gods in human civilization. It suggests that early humans, confronted with natural phenomena and uncertainties beyond their control, invented gods as a way to explain and soothe their fears. Thus, this statement highlights the human tendency to assign divine power to higher beings due to an innate fear of the unknown.

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