God

God

God usually refers to the single deity in monotheism or the monist deity in pantheism. God is often conceived of as the supernatural creator and overseer of humans and the universe. Theologians have ascribed a variety of attributes to the many different conceptions of God. The most common among these include omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence.

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    the disgust won and because
    of this I am a hoarder of words
    I hold them in though they are
    dung oh God I am a digger
    I am not an idler
    am I?
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.
    —Bible: New Testament I Corinthians 1:27.

    All are but parts of one stupendous whole,
    Whose body Nature is, and God the soul;
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)