Milan Kundera(God) being the old man invented in order to, and with whom to, hold long conversations.
About This Quote
The author of the quote, James Joyce, is speaking about God. God is almost always referred to in literature as old man or old woman. Joyce’s use of the phrase old man is subtly different than the usual use. God isn’t a “man,” it’s not a person.
But, God is an “invention” in this sense, something that man has made. The idea of invention in this context is interesting because it means that God was created to hold long conversations with man.
Source: Encounter
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