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Taverner

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Mon Jul 15, 2013, 02:20 PM Jul 2013

Paul Tillich [View all]

Anyone here who knows me knows I am a recovering Christian - that is, an Atheist.

But I still like the thought experiments that Theology can posit

One of my favorites is Paul Tillich, who expounded on the "God is Dead" idea

"God does not exist. He is being-itself beyond essence and existence. Therefore to argue that God exists is to deny him."

"God is the symbol for God"

"The God of theism is dead"


So I thought I'd throw this out to the theists: what are your thoughts?

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Paul Tillich [View all] Taverner Jul 2013 OP
The point of God is that God is a being we can't relate to... TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #1
Isidore of Seville, circa 600 Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2013 #2
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