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== Balancing Omnipresence and Transcendence ==
== 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 fully 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 God's transcendence and omnipresence are equally 'weighted', then, by what logical mechanisms can we '''''see''''' them as equally 'weighted'?
The belief of Pantheism may be the result of admitting the natural sense that God is omnipresent while rejecting, or else failing take into account, the sense that God is transcendent. Deism may be the result of believing in the transcendence of God while failing to see how God can actually be present in His Creation without '''''being''''' His Creation.
The belief of Pantheism may be the result of admitting the natural sense that God is omnipresent while rejecting, or else failing take into account, the sense that God is transcendent. Deism may be the result of believing in the transcendence of God while failing to see how God can actually be present in His Creation without '''''being''''' His Creation.