# Divine Simplicity

Divine simplicity means that god is simple and does not have any
parts. I'm not a Christian so I'll explain this from a Hermetic
and Neoplatonic perspective. I don't think the difference is massive
though.

God as THE ONE (Monad) is like a mental version of big bang. It's
the cause of everything. This could be hard to understand first if
you are an atheist. But god is literally an abstract implementation
of eternal principles. Especially in Hermeticism, Gnosticism and
similar religions.

In big bang, there was only one type of force. But after the universe
sufficiently cooled down, the only force divided into the four
fundamental forces. Gravitational, Electromagnetic, Strong nuclear,
Weak nuclear.

Similarily, in the beginning there was THE ONE. Then THE ONE divided
into ("Emanation") good, truth, beauty, ..., everything. Well,
emanation is more like self-replicating than dividing. Because THE
ONE does not disappear.

Therefore, god is the source of all truth and all goodness. God is
all of those at the same time. So if you want truth, you should
know god. If you want goodness, you should know god. If you want
beauty, you should know god. Because god is [THE ONE] = [THE ALL].
It is simply the all. That's what divine simplicity means.