"God is good because he delights in the existence of something other than himself." Simon Weil, cited in Hoezee, Remember Creation, p. 26
"Only we (humans) appear able to do the godlike thing of studying, knowing and delighting in otherness. It is for this same reason John Calvin occasionally pointed out that one of the reasons God created human beings to stand upright is precisely so we can lift our gaze to the heavens, praising God for the celestial wonders we see in the night sky. Our very posture, Calvin suggested, helps us to reach out and appreciate otherness." (ibid, 26-27).
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