Synopsis:
- Human existence is defined by the way in which we engage in dialogue with each other, with the world, and with God
- Two types of relationships:
- I-It (subject to object) relationship
- Viewing both objects and people by their functions, as means to an end
- The I is detached from the It
- The being of the I belongs to I, but not to It
- I-You (subject to subject) relationship
- Experiencing both objects and people
- A new level of awareness (dynamic, creative)
- The I is unified with the You
- The being of the I belongs both to I and to You
- I-You is the natural state.
- I-You antedates the I
- I-It postulates the I
- God is the Eternal You
- We can't define God. It can only be experienced.
- Proving God's existence or defining God reduces God to an I-It relationship
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