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The Limits of Reason

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Clark Carlton explains why God cannot be studied like a rock or an idea, challenging modern scientific assumptions.

Dr. Clark Carlton explores the limits of reason in Orthodox Christianity, contrasting empirical and discursive approaches with the intuitive faculty of nous. He examines how different objects like rocks, humans, ideas, and God require distinct modes of knowing, ultimately arguing that true knowledge of God comes through cultivating the nous in the heart.

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