Hart seems to be trying to understand God through nature; what he sees around him. This approach has its merits, as we can see what God has created in the world, and judge its majesty. However, I cannot agree with this approach.This way of thinking suggests that we, as humans, are capable of understanding the ways of God, which is not possible to do, as with the name and designation of 'God' He is a being beyond humans, therefore, He is something that we cannot and can never truly understand. As humans, we believe all things can be understood in some way, a lot of the time, through our science and technology. This is what Hart believes. But this is simply not the case, for if God is truly beyond human comprehension, then we will never truly understand Him, even through studying all that He has created. Does the creation tell about the creator? Yes. Can we truly understand the creator through his creations? Some would say yes. But can we answer to the purpose of the creations if the creator is greater than humanity? I am not so sure.
I commented on Jeremy's post.
I really like your take on Hart. As we discussed with Heidegger, if we can understand God, then he ceases to be a God because we aren't supposed to understand him. I think we can appreciate Him in nature and by studying His creation but to think that we could ever wrap our minds around Him is foolish.
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