Impersonal and/or Inaccessible

From: Julian Lord <julian.lord_at_wanadoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 23:16:44 +0100


Peter Metcalfe :

> > > Gloranthan Atheists believe that God is _impersonal_ rather than
> > > inaccessible.
>
> >Well, one kind of Gloranthan Atheist believes in a god or gods, even
> >though they cannot worship him/them for whatever reason, therefore
> >having no relation with him/them : impersonality and inaccessibility
> >both fine reasons IMO.
>
> Just because they consider God to be impersonal does not mean they
> are incapable of having any relationship to God.

That's a bit of a theological tail-chaser IMO : surely, by _definition_ an impersonal god doesn't engage in personal relationships with mortals ?

> The exercise of
> one's Will is the sorcerer's method of establishing such relations.

Indeed. What about the muckrakers, though ?

My detective skills tell me there's a spectrum here, not the duality of can-can't/'tis-'tisn't.

Julian Lord


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