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title: "4 God Paradox Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Yeah but Father, is that what you meant by God being a paradox? How he was so pleased to get a chance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sladek/yeah-but-father-is-that-what-you-meant-by-god-being-a-paradox-how-he/)

[John Sladek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sladek/)

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> [“It is now my intention to draw out from the story of Abraham the dialectical consequences inherent in it, expressing them in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kierkegaard-s-ren/it-is-now-my-intention-to-draw-out-from-the-story-of-abraham-the/)

[Kierkegaard, Søren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kierkegaard-s-ren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/kierkegaard-s-ren-57915_existentialism_it-is-now-my-intention-to-draw-out-from_1920634.jpg)

> [“So here is the paradox, freedom is dependence upon God. It is a paradox, but it is absolutely clear. The human being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luigi-giussani/so-here-is-the-paradox-freedom-is-dependence-upon-god-it-is-a-paradox/)

[Luigi Giussani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luigi-giussani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/luigi-giussani-37535_freedom_so-here-is-the-paradox-freedom-is-depend_2479765.jpg)

> [“The problem is not the conflict of opposites in itself, but rather a probing of surprising and difficult dimensions of what is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-w-l-moberly/the-problem-is-not-the-conflict-of-opposites-in-itself-but-rather-a/)

[R.W.L. Moberly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-w-l-moberly/)

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