tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post5004454753977072170..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Does narrative rescue God from metaphysics?Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-47037266523336036922013-12-31T02:06:21.798-06:002013-12-31T02:06:21.798-06:00I think it was Gilson, in his book Being and Some ...I think it was Gilson, in his book Being and Some Philosophers, that I found most helpful in understanding what it means for God to be Being. as he put it, the emphasis is on the act and God as Being is not some thing (res) but nearer to energy, an event, which leads to spirit. All put very vaguely by me here but the main point is that the concept of God attacked by some is not the concept St Thomas Aquinas held; or is at least a reading that avoids the attack. <br />I think the problem of evil actually serves to demonstrate the failures of philosophy. Philosophy has no successful answer to why there is evil or suffering. I prefer a combination of the answer from free will and the crucifixion. Surely the bible supports a view of God as omnipotent? "for nothing is impossible to God"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-48525378527607839972013-12-29T21:43:37.144-06:002013-12-29T21:43:37.144-06:00It seems fitting that divine knowledge be accompan...It seems fitting that divine knowledge be accompanied by love for wisdom. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com