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Full Idea
God is not wise, but more-than-wise; God is not good, but more-than-good.
Gist of Idea
God is not wise, but more-than-wise; God is not good, but more-than-good
Source
William of Ockham (Reportatio [1330], III Q viii)
Book Ref
Ockham,William of: 'Ockham's Philosophical Writings', ed/tr. Boehner,P [Hackett 1990], p.107
A Reaction
[He is quoting 'Damascene'] I quote this for interest, but I very much doubt whether Damascene or William knew what it meant, and I certainly don't. There seems to have been a politically correct desire to invent super-powers for God.
| 9111 | God is not wise, but more-than-wise; God is not good, but more-than-good [William of Ockham] |
| 9112 | We could never form a concept of God's wisdom if we couldn't abstract it from creatures [William of Ockham] |