Among them is a third faction that says, “We do not assert that He is non-existent or annihilated, nor that He is living or dead. We therefore deny neither of the two opposites; rather, we keep silent about both. We withhold judgment on either side, affirming neither this nor that. Thus we do not say He is not existent or not annihilated, yet we also do not say He is existent, nor do we say He is annihilated.”