Achieve Quote by Gregory Bateson
“Perhaps the attempt to achieve grace by identification with the animals was the most sensitive thing which was tried in the whole bloody history of religion .”
About This Quote
Source Book: Steps to an Ecology of Mind, 1972
Attempting to find spiritual grace through animal identification was a fragile, historically sensitive endeavor.
In simple terms: Seeking grace via animals was a delicate religious experiment.
Recognize limits of symbolic identification.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- spiritual practice
- cultural studies
- ethical reflection
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Why do humans identify with animals?
- What are the risks of such identification?
May oversimplify complex religious history.