Able Quote by Donald Miller
“It comforts me to think that if we are created beings the thing that created us would have to be greater than us, so much greater, in fact, that we would not be able to understand it. It would have to be greater than the facts of our reality and so it would seem to us, looking out from within our reality that it would contradict reason. But reason itself would suggest it would have to be greater than reality or it would not be reasonable.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: The Gospel According to Donald Miller, Podcast, 2020
Contemplates that a creator must be vastly beyond human comprehension, surpassing reality and reason, implying that understanding the divine exceeds our rational capacities.
In simple terms: Creator is beyond human grasp.
Key Takeaway
Accept mystery beyond reason.
Themes
theology
philosophy
humility
existential
wonder
Mood
reflective
hopeful
contemplative
Type
spiritual
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal crisis
- spiritual seeking
- scientific inquiry
- artistic creation
Key Concepts
transcendence
ineffability
faith
cosmology
Questions to Reflect On
- What does it mean to accept unknowable truths?
- How does humility affect belief?
A Different Perspective
Reason alone cannot fully explain the divine.
