Quote by Allan Bloom

It is easy today to deny God's creativity as a thing of the benighted past, overcome by science, but man's creativity, a thing much more improbable and nothing but an imitation of God's, exercises a strange attraction.

It is easy today to deny God's creativity as a thing of the

Summary

This quote highlights the tendency for some people to overlook or dismiss the concept of God's creativity due to the prevalence of scientific explanations. However, it points out that human creativity, though less grandiose and merely a reflection of God's creativity, continues to captivate us. Despite our advanced understanding of the world, it suggests that there is something remarkable about our ability to create and innovate, reminding us of the awe-inspiring nature of both God and human potential.

By Allan Bloom

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