Ancient Mesopotamia Quote by Tammi J. Schneider

“Mesopotamian literature is concerned about the jurisdiction of the various gods in the cosmos with humankind at the bottom of the heap, the Genesis…

— John H. Walton

“God is everywhere—this is true. But the ancients took it literally, creating countless gods and placing them in every corner of life.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“God didnt create humans. Humans created God”

— Donovan Puckett

Man invented the gods. Then the gods went off on their own, but not far.

— Mason Cooley

“The trouble with gods is that after enough people start believing in them, they begin to exist. And what begins to exist isn't what…

— Terry Pratchett

“In the beginning, God created humanity. But now humanity creates God. This is the way it is in the world—human beings invent gods and…

— Elaine Pagels

“The gods wanted to create creatures who would worship them. First they made the animals, but they couldn’t talk. Then the gods created people…

— Sydney Salter

Creators aren't gods. They make places, which is quite hard. It's men that make gods. This explains a lot.

— Terry Pratchett

“I leaned back in my chair, my fingers laced behind my head, and wondered at the complexities and contradictions that must have existed in…

— James Lee Burke

“People create their own gods so that they could compete with other people's gods. It is not the humanity that fights but human gods.…

— Aporva Kala

“Priests claimed the gods made men, but this was not so. Men made the gods. Firstly, by forming them in clay, by chipping them…

— Tanith Lee

“the purpose of Genesis was to refute pagan beliefs involving worship of the sun, other luminaries, or pagan deities. In other words, Genesis is…

— Jonathan Sarfati