Immanuel Kant has taught the theologian as well as the philosopher and the scientist to give up the old metaphysic which applied logic to Reality. One cannot speak conceptually about a God who is eternal and unchangeable in all his attributes. All that man can speak of conceptually is that which he himself has, by the forming process of his mind, molded into such categories as space and time, substance and cause: categories which exist in the mind but which may, or may not apply to Reality. Man may indeed continue to speak about God as 'transcendent'but then he must realize that he is not speaking conceptually, but only symbolically, he is using words about that of which he knows nothing. So then modern theology, modern philosophy and modern science alike assert that nothing can be said conceptually about a God who is above what Kant calls the world of the phenomena, the world of experience. But even when men thus claim to be able to say anything about God, they are, by implication, saying everything about God. They are, in effect, making universal negative propositions about God.
Cornelius Van Til — Christian Theory of Knowledge
As an Amazon Associate, Postmilstill earns from qualifying purchases.
Where this is from
Work title, edition, or primary text used to cite this quote.
As an Amazon Associate, Postmilstill earns from qualifying purchases.
Margin notes
Discussion
Share context, ask questions, or discuss this quote. Comments are separate from source proposals and verification ratings.
No comments yet.
Loading…