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A fish may approach the surface but may never "know" what it is like to live in air. Is there any discussion relating to the limitations of our own knowledge with respect to knowing a "larger" reality or a more "complete" reality. I ask this with particular reference to the search for understanding as it relates to a deity.
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November 15, 2005

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Alexander George
November 15, 2005 (changed November 15, 2005) Permalink

There is a grand history of such discussions. One wonderful place to start is with David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, a modernized version of which you can find on the Web here.

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