Q&A: Definition of God and Will
Definition of God and Will
Question
Hello,
Rabbi Michael Abraham writes regarding free choice that he holds there is matter and spirit, but he does not know what spirit/will is.
Isn't that a meaningless statement?
The same applies to God. You know His actions too, but you do not speak about His essence.
So surely, as long as you do not give a definition of the entity itself, that is a sign that you do not really believe in it, because there simply is no such entity if you are not willing to define it.
Unless the Rabbi has a definition for the concept of will or of God, he is invited to write it… Until then, he simply does not believe in anything.
Answer
This is nonsense. I can prove the existence of something and also believe in it even without defining it. If I know what matter is, I can believe in the existence of something that is not matter even without defining it positively. Do you know how to define the force of gravity other than through its effects? So how do you believe it exists?