I disrupt the tradition of theology in several ways: I am not a member of any school of theology, much less even a member of the clergy. I am not building on anyone else\u2019s theology, and indeed, I am somewhere between apophatic\u2014which means I acknowledge that we cannot know much if anything about God\u2014and improvisa-tional. I recognize that one cannot in any way talk seriously about the God not only of billions of galaxies, but likely of more dimensions that we know of. So I dare speculate openly, which is not something that to my knowledge straight theo-logians do. Nor do I build my case on any scriptures: I just improvise.<\/p>\n
In my take on the Universe God is very loving and indulgent and knows that I am but a 7th dimensional "dummy" trying to imagine 9th – and above – dimensional stuff. The problem is that each higher dimension is infinitely more complex than the next lower dimension. For example, a hypothetical two dimensional being would have great difficulties imagining what a three-dimensional world was like. But I dare to imagine. I\u2019ve read a good deal of science-fiction in my teen years (back in the 1950s).<\/p>\n
With these disclaimers, I imagine that we are special sort-of brain cells of God thinking about things. This is because God doesn’t bother "thinking" (in my metaphysical fantasy) and so G-d enjoys what we come up with. Let it be clear, though, that I clearly know that I don’t know.<\/p>\n
Indeed, even if I am granted a mystical experience, I would have to filter those \u201cperceptions\u201d through my limited cognitive map, which would necessarily express what I perceive in terms of what I am conditioned to understand\u2014which again is limited. No matter, it\u2019s enough that I think such thoughts, as if God is constantly stretching to expand His\/Her thinking. Similarly, my deeds on Earth is re-cognized as a playing out of possibilities\u2014one story\u2014that helps God to become more. This myth helps me to surrender!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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