Spinoza

I just discovered the philosophy of Benedictus de Spinoza or Baruch de Spinoza (1632-1677) - The Dutch Jewish philosopher known as a Rationalist.

He is best known for his "Ethics"( check it out here on google books), a "monumental work that presents an ethical vision unfolding out of a monistic metaphysics in which God and Nature are identified. God is no longer the transcendent creator of the universe who rules it via providence, but Nature itself, understood as an infinite, necessary, and fully deterministic system of which humans are a part. Humans find happiness only through a rational understanding of this system and their place within it. " (from: "http://www.iep.utm.edu/s/spinoza.htm)

I like thinking of the concept of G-d in this way. In Judaism, Jews are not supposed to use G-d's name in vain.
here are some interesting links on G-d's names in Judaism:
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/name.html
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/judaism/FAQ/05-Worship/section-12.html

Jews are also not supposed to draw or represent the image of G-d in drawings or sculpture. Giving something a name classifies it and thus boxes it in. The concept of Infinity, is much harder to box in and is much harder to draw a picture of.