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It comforts me to think that if we are created beings, the thing that created us would have to be greater than us, so much greater, in fact, that we would not be able to understand it. It would have to be greater than the facts of our reality, and so it would seem to us, look out from within our reality, that is would contradict reason. But reason itself would suggest it would have to be greater that reality, or it would not be reasonable.

Don Miller#94

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About this quote

What does it mean?
If humans are created, the creator must be greater than human reality and reason, even if it seems contradictory.
In plain terms
A creator would be beyond human understanding and reason.
What can you take from it?
The nature of a creator exceeds the limits of human reason.

Where it applies

  • debating existence
  • reconciling faith and science
  • philosophical inquiry

Putting it to work

  • study philosophy
  • explore theology
  • question assumptions

Questions to consider

  • Can reason explain everything?
  • Where does logic end and faith begin?

Another view

Some arguments propose creators that fit within human logical frameworks.

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