Finitude and ultimacy are attributes, on the former hand of us and other finite entities, and on the latter hand, of the Creator of all, of God, Who alone is Ultimate.

Source: https://www.bladenjournal.com/features/church/46024/what-do-you-believe

Kubrick’s film, I rediscovered, as I watched it again, shadowed the subject of ontology and ultimacy, of metaphysics and transcendence, but only obscurely, leaving that heavy lifting, perhaps, for seminary students and their teachers to undertake.

Source: https://www.bladenjournal.com/features/church/71332/2001-a-space-odyssey-revisited-in-2023