Applying frameworks built on embodied, situated knowers to a necessarily non-situated divine being commits a category error identified by thinkers like Herbert McCabe and Brian Davies.

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Brian Davies(one of the thinkers cited as identifying this mistake): A contemporary philosopher and theologian specializing in philosophy of religion and medieval philosophy, who writes about God and logical reasoning about divine nature.
Category error(as used in logic and philosophy of language): A logical mistake where you apply a rule or concept to something it doesn't actually fit, like using a math formula on a poem.
Embodied knowers(refers to how human knowledge is shaped by having a body): The idea that knowledge comes from beings who have physical bodies and experience the world through senses, emotions, and concrete situations—not from pure abstract thinking alone.
Herbert McCabe(one of the thinkers cited as identifying this mistake): A 20th-century Catholic philosopher and Dominican friar who wrote about theology and logic, particularly about how we talk about God.
Non-situated(describes how God is traditionally thought to exist independent of worldly conditions): Not bound by or dependent on any particular place, time, or circumstances—existing outside of context and limitation.
Situated knowers(describes how context affects understanding): The idea that what we know is shaped by our specific place, time, culture, and personal circumstances—we can't know things from a completely neutral, detached perspective.
divine being(referring to who or what God fundamentally is): The existence and nature of God.

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