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“God cannot be compared to anything. Note this.”

Quote by Maimonides

Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

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The Guide for the Perplexed

The Guide for the Perplexed is a comprehensive work that delves into the complexities of Jewish law and philosophy. Written by the medieval philosopher Moses Maimonides, it is a synthesis of Jewish thought and an attempt to reconcile religious beliefs with reason. The book is divided into three parts, each addressing different aspects of Jewish law and philosophy, and is known for its depth and intellectual rigor. more

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Maimonides, born on March 30, 1135 and died on December 12, 1204, was a Jewish philosopher, physician, and legal scholar. He is renowned for his contributions to philosophy, medicine, and Jewish law. more

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Book:Guide for the perplexed

Source: Guide for the perplexed

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“No form remains permanently in a substance; a constant change takes place, one form is taken off and another is put on.”

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“The corporeal element in man is a large screen and partition that prevents him from perfectly perceiving abstract ideals; this would be the case even if the corporeal element were as pure and superior as the substance of the spheres ; how much more must this be the case with our dark and opaque body. However great the exertion of our mind may be to comprehend the Divine Being or any of the ideals, we find a screen and partition between God and us.”

Ifs Men Mind May Body Would Be Dark Cases Divine Pure Elements Ideals Screens Superiors Substance Abstract Spheres Exertion Partition Opaque

Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

Source: The Guide for the Perplexed

“The Mutakallemim... apply the term non-existence only to absolute non-existence, and not to absence of properties. A property and the absence of that property are considered by them as two opposites, they treat, e.g. , blindness and sight, death and life, in the same way as heat and cold. Therefore they say, without any qualification, non-existence does not require any agent, an agent is required when something is produced.”

Way Doe Two Term Existence Cold Opposites Treats Sight Absolutes Property Absence Agents Heat Life And Death Blindness Qualifications Non Existence Two Opposites Heat And Cold

Book:Guide for the perplexed

Source: Guide for the perplexed

“The so-called evils are evils only in relation to a certain thing, and that which is evil in relation to a certain existing thing, either includes the non-existence of that thing or the non-existence of some of its good conditions.”

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Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

Source: The Guide for the Perplexed

“The true work of God is all good, since it is existence.”

Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

Source: The Guide for the Perplexed

“The first kind of evil is that which is caused to man by the circumstance that he is subject to genesis and destruction, or that he possesses a body.”

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Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

Source: The Guide for the Perplexed

“In accordance with the divine wisdom, genesis can only take place through destruction, and without destruction of the individual members of the species the species themselves would not exist permanently. Thus the true kindness, and beneficence, and goodness of God is clear.”

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Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

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“He who thinks he can have flesh and bones without being subject to any external influence, or any accidents of matter, unconsciously wishes to reconcile two opposites, viz., to be at the same time subject and not subject to change. If man were never subject to change there could be no generation; there would be one single being, but no individuals forming a species.”

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Book:The Guide for the Perplexed

Source: The Guide for the Perplexed