Reality

John Caputo reminds us that the word reality has its origin in the Latin word “res,” for “thing.” Many theologians and philosophers seem to see reality as mathematics, equations, unchanging nonmaterial forms.

Godhood is a Real Thing, a Supreme Form, a Supreme Object, or Objects even though there may exist in God's mind a Supreme mathematical equation defining Himself/Herself. The equation is not a living object outside of God's mind.

Realism says that the mind can determine reality, but the mind can determine only part of reality until we evolve all the way to Godhood. The subjective element is the level of evolution of the object trying to define reality.

There is no logical sphere outside of the material or supermaterial world, logic exits in the mind-spirit, or the “thing,” of the object, or the “in-itself,” who is doing the thinking. As Husserl said, real fire burns, but the meaning of “fire” is harmless.