So the question is, in terms of classical theism: 1. (assuming people believe in a personal god) How does the ultimate simpleton create complexity?
2. (assuming people believe in an impersonal god) How does ultimate simplicity create complexity? 3. (assuming people do not believe in a god or God) Not necessary to ask this particular question. But it could be rephrased to something like, how does complexity arise from the conditions that preceded it? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote : Judy, if the nature of God of classical theism is absolutely simple, then how can one speak about the nature of God, which implies 2 parts, God and His nature? Which actually is how Maharishi talks about it: Purusha and Prakriti, Shiva and Shakti, silence and dynamism, etc. If the quote of classical theism refers to the impersonal God, then I agree with it. On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:35 AM, "authfriend@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Just for da record, the nature of the God of classical theism is said to be absolutely simple: "The doctrine of divine simplicity says that God http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God is without parts. The general idea of divine simplicity can be stated in this way: the being of God is identical to the 'attributes' of God. In other words, such characteristics as omnipresence, goodness, truth, eternity, etc. [also intelligence] are identical to God's being, not qualities that make up that being, nor abstract entities inhering in God as in a substance." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_simplicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_simplicity No, I don't understand what that means either!
