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From: mgdembo@ccsg.tau.ac.il (moredechi galdmbo)
Subject: Re: The end of god
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Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 16:03:04 GMT
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Anthony Jon Lev Anderson (lev@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU) wrote:
: In <McGowan_J_JAMES-0410941201180001@jmcgowan.aom.bt.co.uk> McGowan_J_JAMES@bt-web.bt.co.uk (James McGowan) writes:

: >In article <36mken$ghq@xsa03.gl.umbc.edu>, gmoore1@umbc.edu (moore
: >geoffrey ( undc)) wrote:
: >> Mathematics / Logic directly denies god in set theory.
: >> disprove logic.
: >>
: >While I agree with your outlook and sentiments, I wouldn't place too
: >much weight in LOGIC as your saviour.  Read Godel and weep!

: Indeed. Godel's theorom, essentially a set theorom states that the truth of
: a system cannot be derived from it's axioms. Set theory therefore does not
: deny God, rather, God is outside the equation. In that old Kantian attack on
: metaphysics, to understand God we would have to exist outside space and time;
: until we exist outside space-time (which is pretty incomprehensible for us,
: tho' I saw a good episode of ST:TNG a few weeks back that came close ;-) ),
: the "God" question is destined for irrelevancy.

: Don't look for the meaning of a word, look for it's use. Now, what has the
: term "God" been used for? I can only see power, corruption and lies.

: Lev

Yea! & war & mass murder.

Gal

