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Full Idea
Hamann's fundamental doctrine was that God was not a geometer, not a mathematician, but a poet.
Gist of Idea
God is not a mathematician, but a poet
Source
report of J.G. Hamann (works [1770]) by Isaiah Berlin - The Roots of Romanticism Ch.3
Book Ref
Berlin,Isaiah: 'The Roots of Romanticism' [Pimlico 2000], p.48
A Reaction
[This idea is wonderfully expressed by D.H.Lawrence in his poem 'Red Geranium and Godly Mignonette]. The idea becomes attractive when you ask whether God would need to do mathematics.