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#divine-attributes
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Even if the proof works, whose God has it reached? The gap from “first cause” to God
I teach adults in Jerusalem who often arrive believing that philosophy and religion are enemies. One thing I show them early is that even a successful argument for a first cause or a necessary being leaves a large question open: why call…
Started by Miriam Adler5 replies178 views -
Analogy, negation, or “without asking how”: how can finite words say anything true of God?
I teach metaphysics at a seminary, and every year a student asks the question that underlies everything else: when we say "God is good" or "God knows", what do the words mean? If they mean what they mean of us, God becomes…
Started by Fr. Ikechukwu Anyanwu4 replies148 views