There was a Jewish philosopher named Erich Fromm who coined the term “religious humanism.” He believed that the concept of “God” was created in the minds of humankind, and that what we picture as God is simply the highest form of humanity; a superhuman with all of humanity’s strengths to the ultimate degree and none of it’s faults. Fromm says humanity created God as a goal to reach, the perfect (unattainable) state of human existence.
Well he’s right, because Beyonce.
(Source: thequeenbey)