God is absence. God is the solitude of man.

The line condenses a central Sartrean (existentialist) stance: in a world without a demonstrable, present God, human beings confront radical responsibility and metaphysical loneliness. Calling God “absence” reframes divinity not as a comforting presence but as a void—an empty place where one might wish for guarantees, moral law, or ultimate meaning. “God is the solitude of man” suggests that what people name “God” can function as a projection of their need to escape isolation; yet the very appeal to God testifies to the human condition of being thrown back on oneself. The statement underscores Sartre’s insistence that meaning must be made, not received.