God the Known and God the Unknown

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God the Known and God the Unknown Samuel Butler

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  ButitmustberememberedtherecanbenoGodwhoisnotpersonalandmaterial:andifpersonal,then,thoughinconceivablyvastincomparisonwithman,stilllimitedinspaceandtime,andcapableofmakingmistakesconcerninghisowninterests,thoughasageneralrulerightinhisestimatesconcerningthem。Where,then,isthisBeing?Hemustbeonearth,orwhatfollycanbegreaterthanspeakingofhimasaperson?Whatarepersonsonanyotherearthtous,orwetothem?Hemusthaveexistedandbegoingtoexistthroughalltime,andhemusthaveatangiblebody。Where,then,isthebodyofthisGod?AndwhatisthemysteryofhisIncarnation?

  Itwillbemybusinesstoshowthisinthefollowingchapter。

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  AtheismdeniesknowledgeofaGodofanykind。PantheismandTheismalikeprofesstogiveusaGod,buttheyalikefailtoperformwhattheyhavepromised。WecanknownothingoftheGodtheyofferus,fornotevendotheythemselvesprofessthatanyofoursensescanbecognisant[sic]ofhim。TheytellusthatheisapersonalGod,butthathehasnomaterialperson。ThisisdisguisedAtheism。WhatwewantisaPersonalGod,thegloryofwhosePresencecanbemadeinpartevidenttooursenses,thoughwhatwecanrealise[sic]islessthannothingincomparisonwithwhatwemustleaveforeverunimagined。

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