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God: God is a supreme being or creator deity that is worshipped in various religions. God is often described as being omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnibenevolent (all-good). God is also often believed to be the creator and sustainer of the universe. See also Religion, Religious belief, Theology, Creation myth, Culture, Cultural tradition.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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G. Pico della Mirandola on God - Dictionary of Arguments

Wilson I 53
God/Pico/Wilson, E. O.: (Pico della Mirandola(1): Not heavenly, not earthly, not mortal and not immortal have we created you. For thou shalt, according to thy will and thy glory, be thy own master craftsman and creator, and make them out of the matter which pleases thee.
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1. Pico della Mirandola, Selected Writings, translated and introduced by Arthur Liebert, Jena, 1905, p. 183.


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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Mirand I
G. Pico della Mirandola
Ausgewählte Schriften: Übersetzt und eingeleitet von Arthur Liebert Grafrath 2017

WilsonEO I
E. O. Wilson
Consilience. The Unity of Knowledge, New York 1998
German Edition:
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge New York 1998


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