Jon AS,List,
The "musings" in the NA are so vague that they don't imply anything more
than the existence of something that affects the ways of thinking of all or
nearly all populations around the world. Whatever they call it, it's a
very important Ens necessarium,. Beyond that, the NA doesn't say anything
specific. Whatever commonalities may occur among the beliefs of the
nations along the Silk Road can be attributed to wandering gurus.
JFS: In the beginning (en arche) was the Logos, and the Logos was with
God, and God was the Logos. That is the only definition of God in the New
Testament.
JAS: On the contrary, it is by no means the only definition of God in the
New Testament, or even in the writings of John the Evangelist. For example,
"God is a Spirit" (John 4:24); "God is light" (1 John 1:5); "God is love"
(1 John 4:8&16).I
Since the words 'spirit', 'light', and 'love' have very different
definitions in Greek and other languages, the word 'is' cannot be
interpreted as equality. It' s unclear how John intended those sentences
to be interpreted. The fact that Peirce happened to mention his fondness
for John's gospel does not provide any evidence for how he interpreted any
parts of it.
For any claims about what Peirce believed, please give exact quotations.
John
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