The present age ... prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy …

Ludwig Feuerbach
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The present age ... prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, fancy to reality, the appearance to the essence ... for in these days illusion only is sacred, truth profane. ✨ Ludwig Feuerbach (2012). The Essence of Christianity, p.12, Courier Corporation
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The present age ... prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, fancy to reality, the appearance to the essence ... for in these days illusion only is sacred, truth profane. ✨ Ludwig Feuerbach (2012). The Essence of Christianity, p.12, Courier Corporation

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