What of the idea that God and humanity are presently separate, but not eternally and perhaps not even fundamentally?
I would assess this by evaluating the proposed reconciliation. Either the individual human plays an essential role in the reconciliation, or she does not.
The first case works out the same as saying that any "separation" is only misperception of the reality that no such separation really exists.
The second case works out the same as the original problematic assertion -- if God and only God is capable of "lifting up" a human, then there is still a fundamental rift and God is unquestionably superior.
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Date: 2004-08-19 07:04 am (UTC)I would assess this by evaluating the proposed reconciliation. Either the individual human plays an essential role in the reconciliation, or she does not.
The first case works out the same as saying that any "separation" is only misperception of the reality that no such separation really exists.
The second case works out the same as the original problematic assertion -- if God and only God is capable of "lifting up" a human, then there is still a fundamental rift and God is unquestionably superior.