To explain why we can define God to affirm his existence!
March 19, 2017 at 12:08 pm
(This post was last modified: March 19, 2017 at 12:10 pm by Mystic.)
The word "exist" doesn't define existence but is a short precise reference to it. But we cannot divorce our understanding of the word from existence. And existence by definition includes all that exist.
So when we think of word "exists", we cannot but help think of a universal unifying reality to all things that exist. We do it automatically.
The thing is despite people mocking St. Anslem (hope I have spelling right this time), part of beauty/praise is existence.
For example, you can think a thought and never do it but it would be a really awesome thing to do for the world. Or you can do it. We all know the latter is better because is HAS REAL existence, and REAL effect.
It's more beautiful and praiseworthy act than simply to imagine.
Greatness and existence are linked. That all possible greatness necessarily has to derive it's reality from existence and not from mere imagination or possibility.
God being conceived, it automatically means he exists, even though we don't fully conceive him.
It's hard to wrap your head around it, but you will realize, this really because existence is just another name for God.
All creation are closer to non-existence infinitely more so then existence.
We are forever in need of God and in total poverty towards him, so blessed are the poor in spirit!
So when we think of word "exists", we cannot but help think of a universal unifying reality to all things that exist. We do it automatically.
The thing is despite people mocking St. Anslem (hope I have spelling right this time), part of beauty/praise is existence.
For example, you can think a thought and never do it but it would be a really awesome thing to do for the world. Or you can do it. We all know the latter is better because is HAS REAL existence, and REAL effect.
It's more beautiful and praiseworthy act than simply to imagine.
Greatness and existence are linked. That all possible greatness necessarily has to derive it's reality from existence and not from mere imagination or possibility.
God being conceived, it automatically means he exists, even though we don't fully conceive him.
It's hard to wrap your head around it, but you will realize, this really because existence is just another name for God.
All creation are closer to non-existence infinitely more so then existence.
We are forever in need of God and in total poverty towards him, so blessed are the poor in spirit!
