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Apophatic theology defines the divine by what it lacks

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Instead of saying what the ultimate source is, this approach just lists everything it isn't. It is the philosophical equivalent of picking a restaurant by rejecting every single suggestion.

Apophatic theology defines the divine by what it lacks
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