The first of these reasons being dependence, and the second being our understanding. Within the second point of this book, Feuerbach states that the source of religion comes man's dependence. However, he further proceeds to state that the feeling of that dependence is Nature (§. 2). Almost everything necessary to s that man needs to sustain himself is provided by nature. However, with that thought it cause an individual to ask why that is. The system of how life operates may seem too perfect to some. The Earth has all our essentials: the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. Not only that, but the sun exists to assist in reproducing the materials we need to survive on this planet. As Feuerbach states in section three, man needs the other to stay alive (§. 3). From that though, it would be natural for man to think that something, or someone, could have created Nature. So, it would only natural for a concept such as religion to be formed from our dependence on
The first of these reasons being dependence, and the second being our understanding. Within the second point of this book, Feuerbach states that the source of religion comes man's dependence. However, he further proceeds to state that the feeling of that dependence is Nature (§. 2). Almost everything necessary to s that man needs to sustain himself is provided by nature. However, with that thought it cause an individual to ask why that is. The system of how life operates may seem too perfect to some. The Earth has all our essentials: the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. Not only that, but the sun exists to assist in reproducing the materials we need to survive on this planet. As Feuerbach states in section three, man needs the other to stay alive (§. 3). From that though, it would be natural for man to think that something, or someone, could have created Nature. So, it would only natural for a concept such as religion to be formed from our dependence on