Towards An Absolute Comprehesibility Conception Of God

[Chad32]

I've heard the whole blind people touching an elephant story. The problem is that if we did have people that could examine the parts and reach a conclusion, they could compare notes and eventually be able to understand it. The thing is, the "elephant" isn't something we can examine. There's no control for the test. There aren't any definitive facts that we can compare. Even within the bible, the jews weren't worshiping some all knowing, present, and powerful being. What all powerful being would be threatened by a tower? What all knowing being would need to test its follower's loyalty? What all present being would need people to go out and explore a place to see if it's suitable, as with the land of milk and honey?

Second, if god is incomprehensible to us, there's no way you can say with certainty that he's good. All you can do is see how he's portrayed in the bible, compare what you think is right and wrong with what he thinks is write and wrong, and take his word for it that the things you find disgusting had some long term benefit. Or that he, heaven, and hell actually exist without having concrete evidence.

The blind men and the elephant story, like many things in the bible, fall apart when you think long enough about it.