What creation is in and of itself…

What creation is in and of itself…

Checked for accuracy by Sfath, Sunday, February 6, 1949,

Edi Meier, Niederflachs 1253, Bülach

This is a Google Translation

Creation is not a religiously conceived, imaginary god, nor is it a being of any kind that dictates to humankind what to do or refrain from doing, for it is humankind itself—like every other life form—that decides, determines, and acts upon its own actions. Creation itself is neither a great nor a small being that in any way, in a human, human-like, "divine," determining, directing, or guiding manner, conceives of all events of every kind and carries them out, or has them carried out by humans, etc. Creation is not a being of religion, a word whose etymology is highly contested and whose meaning is not clearly defined. Even in very ancient times, the word ‹religio› has been used on the one hand to mean ‹reconnection›, while on the other hand, the Latin term for religion is ‹religare›, which is said to mean ‹to connect› or ‹to bind›. Marcus Tullius Cicero, the eldest son of a Roman knight, however, interpreted ‹religare› as ‹to read something again› and also as ‹to reconsider›. (Note: The name originates from the Latin word "Cicer," meaning "chickpea.") Cicero was the most famous orator in ancient Rome, as well as a lawyer, politician, philosopher, and writer. He was also described as a social climber and upstart because he was the first of his family to hold the office of consul and was therefore called "Homo novus," meaning "new man." This was in 63 BC, when Cicero held the consulship. He was then the highest magistrate of the Roman Republic and extremely powerful, enabling him to thwart a coup attempt by Senator Lucius Sergius Catilina, who had tried to seize power t