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The Bible's first commandment is "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me." What is the meaning of a "god" here? It means something which is the object of worship. That thing can be money, fame, or sex: it is not at all necessarily an idol, a force, or a being.

-- Notebooks Category 17: The Religious Urge > Chapter 2 : Organization, Content of Religion > # 159