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Single Idea 24220

[catalogued under 28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature]

Full Idea

By definition, in so far as he is the highest value, God is indemonstrable.

Gist of Idea

As the highest value, God cannot be proved

Source

Simone Weil (Lect 4: Ethics and Aesthetics [1933], p.171)

A Reaction

An extremely platonist (or neo-platonist) view of God. I'm not sure I grasp how God could be both a being and a value. Presumably a proof must rely on a highest value.

Book Reference

Weil,Simone: 'Lectures on Philosophy' [CUP 1978], p.171