[lit-ideas] Re: Disbelief
- From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 12:57:41 EST
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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From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx
Sent: Dec 18, 2004 4:34 PM
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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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