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    The Incarnation's union of finite and infinite can be con... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Faith in the Incarnation must be held by virtue of the absurd

    The Incarnation's union of finite and infinite can be construed as a dialectical sublation rather than an affront to reason requiring its suspension.

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    • 1.Hegelian sublation preserves contradictory elements while transcending them, mirroring how Incarnation unites opposites without eliminating either term.
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    • 2.Reason need not be suspended if finite and infinite are understood as dialectically interpenetrating rather than logically contradictory categories.
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    • 3.Historical Christian theology successfully employed rational frameworks (Chalcedon, Aquinas) to articulate Incarnation, suggesting conceptual coherence is possible.
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    • 1.Sublation requires conceptual mediation; infinite/finite remain metaphysically distinct such that no dialectical move genuinely resolves their union.
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    • 2.Calling something a 'sublation' relabels the paradox rather than solving it—the logical problem of one being both fully finite and infinite persists.
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    • 3.Actual Christian theology invokes mystery precisely where reason fails, suggesting rational frameworks mask rather than resolve the genuine tension.
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