Angel
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The God Question
The God Question involves two propositions that must be distinguished in any discourse that aspires to clarity:
Proposition One
That God is.
Proposition Two
What God is.
Proposition One goes to the question of the existence of God.
Proposition Two goes to the question of the nature of God.
In discourse on The God Question, the conflation of Proposition One and Proposition Two should be avoided for the sake of clarity.
The conflation of Proposition One and Proposition Two makes for incoherence in discourse.
Much of contemporary discourse on The God Question is incoherent.
This thread is devoted to the philosophical exploration of the distinction between Proposition One and Proposition Two.
Members given to philosophical rumination are invited to comment or expatiate on this limited topic.
Members who do not understand the distinction are invited to ask questions about the distinction.
Members who neither understand the distinction nor wish to discuss it philosophically should read quietly in their seats.
Know Thyself.
The God Question involves two propositions that must be distinguished in any discourse that aspires to clarity:
Proposition One
That God is.
Proposition Two
What God is.
Proposition One goes to the question of the existence of God.
Proposition Two goes to the question of the nature of God.
In discourse on The God Question, the conflation of Proposition One and Proposition Two should be avoided for the sake of clarity.
The conflation of Proposition One and Proposition Two makes for incoherence in discourse.
Much of contemporary discourse on The God Question is incoherent.
This thread is devoted to the philosophical exploration of the distinction between Proposition One and Proposition Two.
Members given to philosophical rumination are invited to comment or expatiate on this limited topic.
Members who do not understand the distinction are invited to ask questions about the distinction.
Members who neither understand the distinction nor wish to discuss it philosophically should read quietly in their seats.
Know Thyself.