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No, it doesn't. The Infinite does not have boundaries except the boundaries within it because it is infinite. If the infinite has boundaries within it, then it also follows that the infinite itself must have a boundary. Saying "the whole of the Infinite" is redundant, but I used the word ...

I'm sure this question has been asked countless times here before, but bear with me. :) What I think is if God can be described, he takes on a form and therefore, becomes finite. Therefore, to give a description of God is to destroy his infinitude("God is dead" - Nietzsche). It follows, t...

Many cultures and individuals conceive of God in a finite way - as a personal being, as a loving "grandfather" in the sky, as an alien from another planet, etc. So it is far from universal. And even if it were universal and everyone in the universe subscribed to it, it would still remain ...

Hi David, The trouble is, you are reaching this conclusion on the basis of describing God to be infinite. I thought that was the universal definition of God? :) In other words, you are positing a reason for why God cannot be described - namely, that it is infinite. On what basis have you concluded t...

DHodges wrote:If you use words that you refuse to define, then no one knows what you are talking about.

I'm not 'refusing' to define God. I am saying that it is impossible to define him, and I gave my reasons.

prince wrote:It's actually easy.

God is whatever you define god as. There you look for it, you will find god.

The trick is, there are different qualities of God. Only the purest is worth finding.

But that's my point. If we 'define' God, would he remain God?

I'm sure this question has been asked countless times here before, but bear with me. :) What I think is if God can be described, he takes on a form and therefore, becomes finite. Therefore, to give a description of God is to destroy his infinitude("God is dead" - Nietzsche). It follows, th...