RE: Life in the Lab -- Fox and the Nobel Prize

Pim van Meurs (entheta@eskimo.com)
Sat, 8 May 1999 18:26:38 -0700

William: Moorad is correct that God is not a material entity. Ever since Philo was
alive "philosophy and theology" traditionally defined God as transcending
all known realms, that includes the material.

So it's a definition that captures God ? Is that ll that God really is then ?

William: The Bible states that God is a spirit as well. The arguments are: With or
without a body, and whether a body that is natural or supernatural. In as
far as "orthodox christianity" is concerned -> it is supernatural.

So it's a belief and not really something that can be determined in an objective fashion? Then perhaps you also agree that it is OUR interpretation of the Bible which lead us to define God to be non-material?

Pim van Meurs wrote:
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> How do you know ?
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> From: Moorad Alexanian[SMTP:alexanian@uncwil.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 12:28 PM
> To: Ami Chopine; asa@calvin.edu; evolution@calvin.edu
> Subject: Re: Life in the Lab -- Fox and the Nobel Prize
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> God is not a material entity. Moorad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ami Chopine <amka@vcode.com>
> To: asa@calvin.edu <asa@calvin.edu>; evolution@calvin.edu
> <evolution@calvin.edu>
> Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 1:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Life in the Lab -- Fox and the Nobel Prize
>
> >Is God alive?
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Death is an essential feature of something that is alive. If it does not
> >> die, then it was not a material entity that was previously alive. Moorad
> >>
> >
> >

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