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Rather, here it is shown to be a product of reason, a logical deduction from the systematic examination of observable phenomena. Isaiah 43:10*. Ye are my witnesses, said the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.' This text claims higher authority than the preceding ones, since it claims to be a quotation of the very words of God.

It rejects the idea of form being applied to God. The unity of God implies the rejection of otherness (`other' implies a minimum of two).…