Butinallthis-inthisidentificationofmerematterwithGod-istherenothingofirreverence?[_Iwasforcedtorepeatthisquestionbeforethesleep-wakerfullycomprehendedmymeaning_。]
Canyousay_why_mattershouldbelessreverencedthanmind?ButyouforgetthatthematterofwhichIspeakis,inallrespects,thevery“mind“or“spirit“oftheschools,sofarasregardsitshighcapacities,andis,moreover,the“matter“oftheseschoolsatthesametime。God,withallthepowersattributedtospirit,isbuttheperfectionofmatter。
Youassert,then,thattheunparticledmatter,inmotion,isthought?
Ingeneral,thismotionistheuniversalthoughtoftheuniversalmind。Thisthoughtcreates。AllcreatedthingsarebutthethoughtsofGod。
Yousay,“ingeneral。”