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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature

13465	Only God is absolutely infinite [Cantor, by Hart,WD]
	Full Idea: Cantor said that only God is absolutely infinite.
	From: report of George Cantor (works [1880]) by William D. Hart - The Evolution of Logic 1
	A reaction: We are used to the austere 'God of the philosophers', but this gives us an even more austere 'God of the mathematicians'.

28. God / B. Proving God / 2. Proofs of Reason / a. Ontological Proof

4188	Hegel's entire philosophy is nothing but a monstrous amplification of the ontological proof [Schopenhauer on Hegel]
	Full Idea: Hegel's entire philosophy is nothing but a monstrous amplification of the ontological proof.
	From: comment on Georg W.F.Hegel (works [1812]) by Arthur Schopenhauer - Abstract of 'The Fourfold Root' Ch.II
	A reaction: All massive a priori metaphysics is summed up in this argument, which is right at the core of philosophy.