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Johannes Scotus Eriugena Quotes: We do not know what God is. God Himself does not know what He is because He is not anything. Literally God is not, because He transcends being.
         

We do not know what God is. God Himself does not know what He is because He is not anything. Literally God is not, because He transcends being.


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