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Article: Speaking of God: something more is going on than meets the ear or eye.(new series)(Column)
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- Presbyterian Record
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- January 1, 2009
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In a Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch, a wrestling match between a bishop and an atheist is held to determine whether God exists. After a stirring match, the result is declared: God exists, by two falls to a submission. That's what logicians call a "solid, knock-down argument." It's very funny because that's quite the wrong way to wrestle with religious questions.
Does God exist? Yes and No. Yes, there are compelling reasons to believe, but No, "God" does not "exist" in the same way we do. The greatest Western theologian, Augustine, asked: "What is God?" and answered, "More than we can say or think." That "more" is the key: ...