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Angelus Silesius wrote that God literally needs humans

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Telling the infinite creator of the universe that it requires your help is definitely a bold theological flex. This 17th-century poet wrote tiny, incredibly profound couplets asserting that without human consciousness to witness the divine, the divine would completely cease to exist. He basically claimed that humanity and reality are entirely co-dependent roommates in the cosmos.

Angelus Silesius wrote that God literally needs humans
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