Does "God" have a sense of humour? See:
It is clear from the context that the Gwydiona use the word, "God," in an impersonalist sense. Some readers would prefer that this term not be used in that way. Nevertheless, some people do use it in that way. I questioned a friend about some mystical or occult reading that he was doing -
Me: Are these texts theistic?
Him: What do you mean?
Me: Do they refer to God?
Him: Yes.
Me: Do they refer to God as if God were a person?
Him: No.
Me: So not really theistic.
Whether you like it or not - famous phrase -, there is that word used in that way. In Vedantist terminology, the Gwydiona are impersonalists. Therefore, the individual who refers to God's sense of humour speaks metaphorically and mythologically but not metaphysically.
(Life remains busy here.)
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