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■ Human Endeavor and the Quest for Eternal Life 74 When David asks of God ] , “Cause me to know your ways” ( Ps [ this is the same as Moses’ request, “Cause me to know , ) 4 : 25 your ways so that I will know you ” ( Exod 33 : 13 ) , for one knows God by knowing his ways . [ David is asking God ] to enable him to comprehend all the existents : [ he seeks ] to grasp their nature, their interactions, and how God directs their behavior individually and in their totality . Further, just as Moses [ then ] asks [ of God ] , “Show me your glory” Exod 33 : 18 ) , David [ then ] asks [ of God ] , “Guide me in your ( truth ” ( Ps 25 : 5 ) , meaning the true nature of the divine . [ . . . In fact, the reason David ] begins by saying “Cause me to know ”, referring to physics, which a person can know [ without restriction ] , is that through physics a person comes to know the Creator . For physics is it enables a person to know the like a ladder to knowledge of God : 35 Creator as much as possible ...
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