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Re:My grandfather Paul Tillich, the unbelieving theologian E... by SRasch on Friday March 22, 2024 @02:06PM (#39793181)
His point is that we talk of existing, as existing in this universe. But God is outside of it.

An analogy is: it would be wrong to say Tolkien exists in the Lord of the Rings universe, even though he made it, and so in a sense is a precondition for any of the characters in the lore existing.

This is actually not unusual but is the standard theological view

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Re:My grandfather Paul Tillich, the unbelieving theologian E... by hackable_sand on Friday March 22, 2024 @09:51PM (#39796748)
Disagree because it implies intent, but I also find Sephirah to be a better wrapper for this angle of the discussion.

A better analogy that comes to mind is that "God" - in this case - is a violin string, and the universe is the music.

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