That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject.

That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject.

这种最初创造了诸神的恐惧也许是真实的，就像在如此重大的问题上，任何如此短暂的事情都可能是真实的一样。

-- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳