Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Is God limited by reality and logic? How do reality and logic relate to one another? I will attempt to give an anwer from my limited understanding. The introductory question is one given by many who would attempt to undermine the limitless nature of God. However, a look at the nature of reality and logic, in my mind, undermine attempted undermining. What is reality? Is it something that can bind God? Is it an essence that can be escaped from? I think a more appropriate question is: is reality something that is to be escaped from? Let me explain. Many words within language are words that represent ideas rather than entities. Such words include "existence" and "victory/defeat." These words do not represtations of things, but rather ideas related to things, occurances, etc. Likewise, reality is not a thing. It is an idea that refers to what is. God IS boundless. That is reality. If God escaped from reality because of His boundlessness, He would consequentially escape from boundlessness. Reality is not an entity, it represents the God who is, and everything else. Reality is not a type of Alcatraz that provides the inhabitants a sense of capture and imprisonment. Reality is not even something that has inhabitants. We are not co-inhabitors of reality along side of God. Reality is an explanation, not a composition, of what is. How is reality related to logic? Is God bound to logic? Logic is a means by which intellectual beings understand reality. It is the ability to identify observable or otherwise comprehendable realities and conclude other realities. Math is an example (deductive). Betting at horse races is another (inductive/abductive). Is God limited by logic? Is logic a realm? I would say, no. Logic is a means of identification. Logic was not created. God is logical by nature, and He passed on that trait to the image in which He created man. Logic finds its roots in God. Is God limited by mathmatical equations? Can he not work outside of those bounds? Or is math representative of the mind of God? I suppose He could change math laws. I'm just not sure if such laws are a creation or if they are part of God's established logic, defined by His nature. Either way, He is not bound by logic or reality. Neither are entities that have the ability to bind anyone. They are representations and explanations of what is.