September 11, 2026

Sunrise at Brandon Beach — Brandon, Oregon

In order to comprehend the instant removal of God of Theology from the conversation regarding Divinities available to help us find our way, it is necessary for us to understand the psychological mechanism of Projection. We can begin by doing an internet search for the term and reading everything that search reveals. We will discover that the words we use to describe anything have nothing to do with the person, place, or thing in question, and has everything to do with those doing the describing. The words will reflect, exhibit, the interpretation of those doing the describing and nothing at all to do with what they are describing.

Thus, Lao Tzu could say in the Tao Te Ching, “The Tao that can be said is not the eternal Tao.” And, just so, “The God that can be said is not a God at all,” but an idea of those talking about God. The more we talk about God, the more we add attributes to nothing at all. Much like the ditty, “I saw a man upon the stair, a little man that wasn’t there. He wasn’t there again today. Oh, How I wish he would go away!”

All of the theologians that ever were were talking about a God who isn’t there.

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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