Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    If divine transcendence and material engagement are compa... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→The highest God must be distinguished from the divine demiurge

    If divine transcendence and material engagement are compatible within a single principle, the premise that matter-contact disqualifies the highest God is not universally defensible.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.

    No one has weighed in yet. Be the first to share reasons for or against this statement.

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Key Terms

    Compatible(in philosophical logic and analysis)
    Able to exist or work together without contradiction; two things are compatible if they can both be true at the same time.
    Material engagement(metaphysics)
    The act of interacting with or being in contact with physical matter and the physical world.
    Premise
    A premise is a statement or fact that you assume to be true as a starting point for reasoning or making an argument. Think of it as the foundation or building block you use to reach a conclusion—for example, "All dogs are animals" and "My pet is a dog" are premises that lead to the conclusion "My pet is an animal." Premises are essentially the evidence or claims you offer before drawing a final conclusion.
    Principle(T'oegye's metaphysics)
    Equated with the Supreme Ultimate; the source of the possibility for all existence, representing the potential of a thing that precedes its actual realisation.

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Explore a random proposition
    Start fresh with something unrelated.
    Universally defensible(epistemology and argumentation)
    Able to be justified or supported as true in all cases or situations, without exception.
    disqualifies(as the logical consequence being discussed)
    Rules something out or makes it ineligible; in this case, suggesting that if something can be misused, it doesn't count as a genuine good thing.
    divine transcendence(as a theological concept that philosophical language must respect)
    The idea that God is completely beyond and above the physical world and human understanding—so different from creation that normal rules might not apply to God.

    Connections

    2 topics

    Proof of definition segments1 linkedDivine Attributes1 linked

    Related

    The highest God must be distinguished from the divine demiurge

    Details

    Type
    claim
    Perspectives
    0 (0 for, 0 against)
    Edits
    1 edit

    Open for perspectives

    This idea is waiting for its first supporting or challenging perspective.

    Share the first perspective