
Episode #076 ... Hegel's God
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Hegel's God Isn't a Being
Hegel says that god can't be a being. It must be, by its very nature, something that is unlimited. To be a being in a universe filled with beings is to be limited, at least in some small way. After all, i'm not god. You're not god. When your dog has an accident on the floor, your dog doesn't just excrete a piece of god on to the floor. God isn't a wish granter. God didn't write his magnum opus on a bunch of clay tablets. God doesn't have a personalized plan for you. God, to hegel, is just the process of self determination that's imbued into
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