Martin Buber (1878-1965), Oostenryks-gebore Joodse filosoof, oor die woord ‘God’:
“’Yes,’ I said, “[the word ‘God’] is the most heavy-laden of all human words. None has become so soiled, so mutilated. Just for this reason I may not abandon it. The generations have laid the burden of their anxious lives upon this word and weighed it to the ground; it lies in the dust and bears their whole burden. Human beings with their religious factions have torn the word to pieces; they have killed for it and died for it, and it bears their finger marks and their blood. Where might I find a word like it to describe the highest! Continue reading Oor die woord ‘God’