Reasoning with God (allthetropes.org)A plot point where a mortal persuades the Powers That Be to come to their aid or postpone/abort an act of divine wrath.
God is sitting here, looking into my very soul to see if I think right thoughts. Yet I am not afraid, for I try to be right and good; and He knows every one of my struggles.Emily Dickinson, letter to Abiah Root (29 January 1850)
I should say that the universe is just there, and that is all.Bertrand Russell
It is the perfection of God’s works that they are all done with the greatest simplicity. He is the God of order and not of confusion. And therefore as they would understand the frame of the world must endeavor to reduce their knowledge to all possible simplicity, so must it be in seeking to understand these visions.Isaac Newton
Certainly it is correct to say: Conscience is the voice of God.Ludwig Wittgenstein
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.2 Corinthians 9:7 KJV
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:2 Corinthians 9:8 KJV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.John 1:1 KJV
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.John 8:32 NIV
Medieval Sourcebook: Anselm (1033-1109): Proslogium (fordham.edu)In this brief work the author aims at proving in a single argument the existence of God, and whatsoever we believe of God. –The difficulty of the task. –The author writes in the person of one who contemplates God, and seeks to understand what he believes. To this work he had given this title: Faith Seeking Understanding. He finally named it Proslogium, –that is, A Discourse.
Wikipedia
God (Wikipedia)In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic thought, a god is “a spirit or being believed to control some part of the universe or life and often worshipped for doing so, or something that represents this spirit or being”. Belief in the existence of at least one god is called theism.
