A case study of man's finite mind explaining the being of God (finite means limited, constrained by bounds). God, on the other hand is considered as an infinite being.

The question now is, to what extent can a finite tool explain infinite things. (let's take man's finite mind and Infinite being of God as a case study).

To the best of my understanding, a finite mind of man can't explain the infinite being of God, due to the fact that a man's mind has bound and its limited whereas, the being of God has no boundary and at the same time limitless. Therefore Man can only explain God within his boundary and understanding thereby making it impossible to give concrete truth/fact about the being of God. Then can we say God is mystery to man? if not, then to what extent can the finite mind explain the finite being of God?

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I believe a finite mind can't explain an infinite mind or even comprehend it. Man is a causal being, we always ask questions(why?).If a ball rolls into your room, you gaze at the direction the ball comes from, to know why? But since God mind is infinite, we just assume or tell ourselves a tale that will satisfy our curiosity. Although, It rarely does.




We can say a bucket is finite, water is infinite.A bucket can carry some percentage of water, but clearly not all the water in this world at once.

donifez:
I believe a finite mind can't explain an infinite mind or even comprehend it. Man is a causal being, we always ask questions(why?).If a ball rolls into your room, you gaze at the direction the ball comes from, to know why? But since God mind is infinite, we just assume or tell ourselves a tale that will satisfy our curiosity. Although, It rarely does.




We can say a bucket is finite, water is infinite.A bucket can carry some percentage of water, but clearly not all the water in this world at once.

a finite mind can only explain what's in its jurisdiction. you're on point bro.

This is a front page topic. I am tired of seeing topics that won't massage the medulla.

let's brainstorm abeg. let's do the 'old' Nairaland again.

Finite minds varies. Exposure to things, gives more knowledge.

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Can a finite tool explain infinite things?