Helmut, List: HR: Did Peirce write, that for him, God is real but does not exist?
Yes. Peirce writes that God is *real *but does not *exist*. HR: In this case, does "real, but not existing" mean, that the reality exists independently of instantiation, and is not instantiated? Not exactly. Peirce writes that whatever is *real *is as it is regardless of what anyone thinks about it, while whatever *exists *reacts with other like things in the environment. HR: Does "person" mean, one can talk with this person in a way, that this person hears and reacts, i.e. is influenced by the partner of the talk, i.e. a person does not exist independently of instantiation, but exists, is instantiated, and is not "real, but not existing"? Not exactly. Peirce writes that God being *personal *entails that we have a direct perception of God and are in personal communication with God. Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Structural Engineer, Synechist Philosopher, Lutheran Christian www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 12:35 PM Helmut Raulien <[email protected]> wrote: > List, > > regarding the question, whether God is a person or not, I have the > following considerations: > > - Did Peirce write, that for him, God is real but does not exist? > - In this case, does "real, but not existing" mean, that the reality > exists independently of instantiation, and is not instantiated? > - Does "person" mean, one can talk with this person in a way, that this > person hears and reacts, i.e. is influenced by the partner of the talk, > i.e. a person does not exist independently of instantiation, but exists, is > instantiated, and is not "real, but not existing"? > > If these three questions must be answered with "yes", then either is God > not a person, or He exists. > > Best, Helmut >
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