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Single Idea 1891

[filed under theme 28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature ]

Full Idea

How shall we be able to reach a conception of God when we have no agreement about his substance or his form or his place of abode?

Gist of Idea

How can we agree on the concept of God, unless we agree on his substance or form or place?

Source

Sextus Empiricus (Outlines of Pyrrhonism [c.180], III.3)

Book Ref

Sextus Empiricus: 'Outlines of Pyrrhonism', ed/tr. Bury,R.G. [Prometheus 1990], p.187