It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause
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David Hume was a 18th-century Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist. David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist who is known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical scepticism and metaphysical naturalism. Beginning with A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–40), Hume strove to create a naturalistic science of man that examined the psychological basis of human nature. Read more on Wikipedia →