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westerebus

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11. Who's side of the question are you inquiring into?

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 03:31 AM

Dec 2011

Spinoza would argue everything emanates from god's nature which is a good thing. Benevolence.

Einstein would counter you can't prove that by observing nature. His dilemma re benevolence.

Einstein might add, man did not create nature and the creation of nature remains hidden from our powers of observation.

That as man better understands nature, what is hidden will be revealed. The face of god, the watchmaker.

Einstein agreed with Spinoza, nature is not god.

Jasper goes one further advising that neither could think that without god. A god that plays dice. Let nature do what it does.

To which Einstein would disagree as his god was not the least bit concerned with man. God does not play dice, Einstein.

That's my take. I'm sure many will disagree.

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Natura naturata & natura naturans [View all] tama Dec 2011 OP

Thanks for that interesting post. Jim__ Dec 2011 #1

One side believes in God/s the other doesn't uriel1972 Dec 2011 #2

Just a word tama Dec 2011 #3

more than 'just a word' uriel1972 Dec 2011 #4

Perhaps so tama Dec 2011 #5

Eh why would I want to do that? uriel1972 Dec 2011 #6

Just out of curiosity? tama Dec 2011 #7

Look at it this way uriel1972 Dec 2011 #8

I look at it this way tama Dec 2011 #9

I never said it was about the word uriel1972 Dec 2011 #10

Horrors of the world? tama Dec 2011 #12

Who's side of the question are you inquiring into? westerebus Dec 2011 #11