Is that the same of the whole "man is always looking for God" argument or am I missing something? I'm not well-read on Heraclitus.
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Yes, he’s all about the single divine principle. He often mentions God, but this is a God without a humanlike identity (neither male not female; not feeling nor wanting; not benevolent, simply ‘wise’), so in this he’s in agreement with Xenophanes.
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Ofc, the normal conception of God
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But the Christian conception of God is one who is Father, loving (though also capable of anger, at least in the OT) & omnibenevolent. Theologians might posit something more abstract, but that isn’t the popular conception, which is what counts.
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Haha the popular conception is what counts least, it will always be degenerate in some degree
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It’s the one that counts because it’s the one that determines how the mass of believers (and non-believers,come to think of it) behave. In the end, the thought of Heraclitus is not compatible with Christianity. He claims there is no set purpose to human nature, thus no salvation.
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For Heraclitus, there is nothing to be saved from in any case. Things are what they are, & that’s all.
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Heraclitus probably didn't write for the masses so his work is not even on the same domain as religion
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Heraclitus does speak of impiety - for instance, in regard to how ‘poets have imputed to the gods everything that is a shame & reproach among men.’ Probably this was why he despised Homer.
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