One suggested that only a divine being could achieve such a feat.

He was a little angel really, a very divine being.

However, the path leading from nature to rediscovering a divine being was uncertain.

While some philosophers drifted toward atheism, others worked within the new philosophy to reconstitute the concept of a divine being.

As spirits who were once human themselves, they are seen as being better able to understand human needs than would a divine being.