Re: If god exists, what created god?
michael tandy (mpt@mail.utexas.edu)
23 Aug 1995 00:15:27 GMT
In article <41au7s$h7n@nntp.Stanford.EDU>, rkamath@james.Stanford.EDU (Rajesh Kamath) says:
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>michael tandy (mpt@mail.utexas.edu) wrote:
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>: I disagree. There cannot be a comparative without a
>: superlative. I think the above point is very straightforward
>: and clear. We may not be able to identify that superlative,
>: but, we postulate its existence by recognizing comparatives.
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>This superlative of yours would be quite useless in proving the existence
>of God.
Only if you insist that it is relative; remember, God is by
definition absolutely Supreme. This is why I said that we
not be able to immediately identify the superlative being.
When I say superlative, I mean superlative.
>Similarly, there might be creatures who are the most intelligent in
>the universe, but that has no relevance to the existence of God.
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We have expand our frame of reference ad infinitum in
order to even conceive of the absolute superlative; of course,
as mortals, we can't do that. Hence, we must cease to be
mortals; that is the goal and effect of Vedic wisdom.
>Of course, there is also the possibility that intelligence is
>not a quantity that is totally ordered. In this case, you
>can have comparatives without any superlative.
Sounds interesting. Want to explain?
Regards,
-m
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