God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Voltaire describes God as omnipresent and beyond physical boundaries.
- In plain terms
- God is everywhere and has no limits.
- What can you take from it?
- Divine presence is boundless and universal.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you find the divine?
- Is God personal or universal?
Another view
The metaphor may not align with all religious doctrines.
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