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9111 | God is not wise, but more-than-wise; God is not good, but more-than-good [William of Ockham] |
Full Idea: God is not wise, but more-than-wise; God is not good, but more-than-good. | |
From: William of Ockham (Reportatio [1330], III Q viii) | |
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. |
3459 | You can only know the limits of knowledge if you know the other side of the limit [Searle] |
Full Idea: To know the limits of knowledge, we would have to know both sides of the limit. | |
From: John Searle (The Rediscovery of the Mind [1992], Ch. 1.V.6) |