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God has been conceived as either personal or impersonal.

In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of


the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe. In pantheism,
God is the universe itself. In atheism, there is an absence of belief in God. In agnosticism, the existence
of God is deemed unknown or unknowable. God has also been conceived as the source of all moral
obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent".[1] Many notable philosophers have developed
arguments for and against the existence of God.[5]

In monotheistic thought, God is conceived of as the supreme being, creator deity, and principal object of
faith.[1] God is usually conceived as being omniscient (all-knowing), omnipotent (all-powerful),
omnipresent (all-present) and as having an eternal and necessary existence. These attributes are used
either in way of analogy or are taken literally. God is most often held to be incorporeal
(immaterial).[1][2][3] Incorporeality and corporeality of God are related to conceptions of
transcendence (being outside nature) and immanence (being in nature) of God, with positions of
synthesis such as the "immanent transcendence".

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