God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.
--Joseph Campbell
There is a very common viewpoint that the term 'God' is a metaphor. Not a proper name and not a job description, but instead a metaphor for all the things we aspire to and value, the mysteries of life.
Certainly, metaphors are used when *talking* about God all the time. But is the idea of God a metaphor?
--Joseph Campbell
There is a very common viewpoint that the term 'God' is a metaphor. Not a proper name and not a job description, but instead a metaphor for all the things we aspire to and value, the mysteries of life.
Certainly, metaphors are used when *talking* about God all the time. But is the idea of God a metaphor?