1.
\nIt was man who made god, who endowed god
\nwith the body of a man, the voice of a man,
\nwho dressed him in the earthly garments of a man.<\/p>\n
2.
\nIf a workhorse or lion or unyoked ox
\nhad eyes to paint, had hands to sculpt,
\nhad voice to sing its tribal song,<\/p>\n
the horse would paint god as a horse,
\nthe lion would sculpt a lion god,
\nthe ox would sing a divinity of oxen.<\/p>\n
3.
\nThe Ethiopians say, “Our gods have flat noses
\nand black skins.” The Thracians say, “The hair
\nof our gods is red, their eyes the color of jade.”<\/p>\n
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