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→Balancing Omnipresence and Transcendence
On the face of it, there seems to be a problem of balancing God's omnipresence with God's transcendence. There seems to be an effort needed to keep from being forced to one side or the other: Deism or Pantheism.
On the face of it, there seems to be a problem of balancing God's omnipresence with God's transcendence. There seems to be an effort needed to keep from being forced to one side or the other: Deism or Pantheism.
Deism is the view that God's transcendence prevents Him from interacting with His Creation. Pantheism, in its purest form, is the view that God's omnipresence prevents Him from actually being the Creator, such that the Creation '''is''' God, and that otherwise there is no God.
Deism is the view that God's transcendence prevents Him from interacting with His Creation. Pantheism, in its purest form, is the view that God's omnipresence prevents Him from actually being the Creator, such that the Creation '''''is''''' God, and that otherwise there is no God.
So, God must be transcendent ''and'' omnipresent in order to be God. But, then, is God more transcendent that He is omnipresent? But, if we assume that His transcendence and omnipresence are equally 'weighted', then, by what logical mechanisms can we see them as such?
So, God must be transcendent ''and'' omnipresent in order to be God. But, then, is God more transcendent that He is omnipresent? But, if we assume that His transcendence and omnipresence are equally 'weighted', then, by what logical mechanisms can we see them as such?