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    Cardano's claim that human life cannot approach divine be... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Human life cannot get close to the life that truly is (divine being).

    Cardano's claim that human life cannot approach divine being contradicts this well-attested mystical-metaphysical tradition of participatory ascent.

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    • 1.Cardano's empiricism demands observable evidence; mystical ascent claims lack reproducible, measurable proof of divine union.
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    • 2.Renaissance natural philosophy distinguished human reason from supernatural grace, limiting claims of participatory transcendence.
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    • 3.Cardano's skepticism toward unverified spiritual experiences reflects intellectual rigor absent in some mystical traditions.
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    • 1.Neoplatonism and Christian mysticism both predate Cardano and affirm human capacity for divine participation through contemplation.
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    • 2.Cardano himself engaged in astrological and occult practices suggesting openness to non-empirical metaphysical transformation.
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    • 3.Denying participatory ascent requires proving human nature is ontologically sealed off—a metaphysical claim requiring its own defense.
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