Hi John
Just a couple of brief comments.
John W Burgeson wrote:
> Jon posted, in part: "However, I think there is a need for a word to
> describe specific actions by God in the world contrary to creaturely
> processes. Bill Payne's favourite is the floating axe head, another
> would be the resurrection of Jesus. Any suggestions?"
>
> My own favorite is the Cana wedding event. To answer your question, I use
> "supernatural" for such actions. In that sense, I also use "supernatural"
> to describe what I do when I perceive two or more courses of action I
> maight take, and decide among them, and do one of them. If I did not
> assume this, I would have to assume determinism, absence of free will,
> etc.
>
Not sure what you mean on this. Are you saying that the ability to perceive
different courses of actions and chose between them is supernatural?
>
> Of course, if demons ar such exist (I have my doubts), they would also be
> capable of s/n actions.
I am not quite a sceptical as you on this one!
>
>
> I define a s/n action as breaking into the causal chain of events by some
> intelligent agent.
>
> I don't have any particular word to distinguish betwwen the category of
> agent. Perhaps we could just use the terms:
>
> s/n(g)
> s/n(h)
> s/n(o)
>
> as standing for supernatural intervention by God, a human or "other."
> s/n(o) would have to have subcategories, perhaps.
>
This is interesting. So you consider mind as not "natural"?
>
> Burgy (John Burgeson)
>
> www.burgy.50megs.com
GB
Jon
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