--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Infinity is the true reality of God…" description: "\"“Infinity is the true reality of God. Anything we might call God after that is insufficient to the true reality of what God is.”\" — Val Edward Simone" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/val-edward-simone-12639_infinity_infinity-is-the-true-reality-of-god-anyt_72365.jpg" --- # Infinity is the true reality of God. Anything we might… ![“Infinity is the true reality of God. Anything we might call God after that is insufficient to the true reality of what God is.” quote by Val Edward Simone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/val-edward-simone-12639_infinity_infinity-is-the-true-reality-of-god-anyt_72365.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/val-edward-simone-12639_infinity_infinity-is-the-true-reality-of-god-anyt_72365.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/val-edward-simone-12639_infinity_infinity-is-the-true-reality-of-god-anyt_72365.jpg) > ““Infinity is the true reality of God. Anything we might call God after that is insufficient to the true reality of what God is.”” [Val Edward Simone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/val-edward-simone/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. God transcends all human concepts; any finite description falls short of the infinite nature of the divine. **In simple terms:** God is beyond finite definitions. Key Takeaway Divine infinity exceeds language. 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