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"Religion is not a form of ethics. It is not morality applied to the relationship with God. Ethics deals with what I owe to other human beings; religion deals with what I owe, or rather, receive, from the principle of my existence itself."

— Brague, Rémi event 2018

From On Religion

Context: On the irreducibility of religion to moral philosophy. From Sur la religion (Flammarion, 2018). English translation original. ⚠️ Verify against source.

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