Can human beings philosophise about a transcendent God?
Hmm, well, I’m glad you asked that question… I have three essays at the moment and that’s the title for one of them (er, without the desperate student bit, obviously). I was sitting here stressing about the fact that I have essays and site updates to do. Then I thought, ‘Maybe I can combine the two!’ I can’t, because my ideas are too unclear at this stage. (Yes, even at this late stage). However, I can open the discussion. The first thing to make clear about Philosophy of Religion and God-talk is this: When trying to make the concept of God clear, questions about whether or not God actually exists are irrelevant. If you want to respond with ‘But God doesn’t exist!’ that’s fine; but first you need to tell me what this ‘God’ being/person/whatever is that you’re saying doesn’t exist. If I say that unicorns or phaetons don’t exist it’s incumbent upon me to say what unicorns or phaetons are. So, with that out of the way… Is God knowable? Or is He/She/it beyond human comprehension? There are
