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S1E31 - Is God a Person? | Prof. Michael Gorman

Aquinas 101 - Course 3: God and Creation

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How to Apply the Word Intelligent to God

We can apply the word intelligent to God literally, even if analogously. But of course, we will not apply them to God in a way that is univocal with the way we apply them to ourselves. In particular, they involve the passage from potentiality to actuality. All of it involves imperfection, therefore none of it can be found in God. That's the strategy. Now let's take a closer look at how we could put it to use in thinking of God as a person.

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