[lit-ideas] Re: Disbelief

The idea in Jewish mysticism is that there is no adequate/accurate thing  you 
can say about God -- that God is un-predicable; no predicates are  
sufficient.  "Lo" ("nothing") is that (God) about which nothing can be  said.  
A similar 
sentiment is echoed in the Nag Hammadi Codices -- God the  ineffable, the 
incomprehensible, etc.  God is that which cannot be  described or comprehended. 
 
Negative theology.  Re. atheists being  negative theologians, you'll have to 
wait until I've surfaced from salmon,  turkey, Hannukias, and Christmas paper.  
Tis the season.  
 
Julie Krueger
whose favourite time of year used to be Christmas
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Many thanks for this site.  Negative theology  appears to be knowledge of God 
obtained by way of negation.  This seems a  contradiction in terms.  If God 
or fairies or angels or Santa Claus don't  exist for me, how can I gain 
knowledge of these non-entities?  For purposes  of negative theology, since I'm 
an 
atheist, wouldn't I have negated the concept  already?  Am I not practicing 
negative theology already?   


Andy Amago







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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Disbelief

Try  "apophasis".  Here are a couple  links:

_http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2342/is_3_34/ai_70396396/pg_6_  
(http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2342/is_3_34/ai_70396396/pg_6)  

_http://www.willamette.edu/~blong/Words/Apop.html_  
(http://www.willamette.edu/~blong/Words/Apop.html)  

_http://www.vuw.ac.nz/chaplains/issues/affneg.html_  
(http://www.vuw.ac.nz/chaplains/issues/affneg.html) 

Actually you get  better sites by googling "apophasis negative theology"  
because just  "apophasis" gives stuff that's too general.

Julie  Krueger

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