But for man to set himself up as man, means the adoption of a super-nature, a superior nature that is nothing other than culture whose effect is the … - Alain de Benoist

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But for man to set himself up as man, means the adoption of a super-nature, a superior nature that is nothing other than culture whose effect is the emancipation of reflective consciousness from the repetitious constraints of the species. What this means especially is that man is given the possibility of going beyond himself and transforming. In other words, to ensure that each “super-nature” obtained is simply a step towards another “super-nature.” Now this project is the equivalent of making man a kind of god — allowing him to participate in the Divine — a perspective the Bible depicts as an “abomination.” Accordingly, the monotheist declaration is first and foremost a solemn prohibition against man establishing himself as a god. The reason for this is that when man has gone beyond his original status (the episode of “original sin”), to one that is fully autonomous he thereby takes on a super-humanity that confirms him as the cause of himself.

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About Alain de Benoist

Alain de Benoist (born 11 December 1943), also known as Fabrice Laroche, Robert de Herte, David Barney, and multiple dozen other pen names, is a French political philosopher and journalist, a founding member of the Nouvelle Droite (France's New Right), and the leader of the ethno-nationalist think tank GRECE.

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Pen Names: Fabrice Laroche Martial Laurent Cédric de Gentissard Tanguy Gallien Frédéric Laurent Robert de Herte David Barney Pierre Dolabella Maxime Meyer Jean-Pierre Dujardin Frédéric Toulouze Jean-Louis Cartry Pierre Jacob Julien Valserre Pierre Carlet Jean-Pierre Hébert Maiastra Gilles Foumier Mortimer Davidson Fabrice Valclérieux Éric Saint-Léger Éric Lecendreux Éric Dumesnil Walter Aubrig Bastien O'Danieli
Alternative Names: G. Foumier Mortimer G. Davidson Alain Marie de Benoist
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