back to GOD=NATURE…I WAS TALKING WITH A VERY RELIGIOUS MAN IN THE CHURCH THAT I GO TO…he stated that the more he understands about NATURE the stronger is his belief in GOD…
Thanks for your advise but my friend, i do that a lot before making such kind of conclusive statements, for more than you are assuming. I always try to test those from as far angles as possible. And, your rebuttal is the first one among those.
Supernatural simply means that is totally beyond nature, not merely our scientific understanding.
The aging and death of humans, animals and even plants with time can also be attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.
Should we call this phenomena also a supernatural?
my church needs to have a science study group…
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How would science address the human need for the personal?
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it would not address the human need for the personal…it all depends on how much people want to delude themselves…
also if you study human nature you would find that we need each other in a bad way…right now we are killing each other…
How would science address the human need for the personal?
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it would not address the human need for the personal…it all depends on how much people want to delude themselves…
also if you study human nature you would find that we need each other in a bad way…right now we are killing each other…
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Perhaps it is by being impersonal that we can excuse killing each other. It has to come home some time.
Without being personal one cannot exhibit compassion and empathy. The Golden Rule starts with the self. Personal is the root of morality. Jet fighter pilots can drop bombs, using computer game like consoles. They see targets, not people. The abstraction (impersonal) makes killing feasible. One cannot be rid of the human need for the personal without dire consequences.
To ask God for help as a believer is redundant, but all too human. God helps. Otherwise, given my life history, I could have ended up as a bitter old man.