Re: [asa] God as Cause

This seems to fall into the confusion of primary and secondary causes,
tying them into a single chain (web or net). But it may be that it is
simply difficult to find language that clearly differentiates these
matters.
Dave

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:07:33 -0800 (PST) Bill Green
<wgreen82004@yahoo.com> writes:
I don't think we should look for a "physical" link between God and
natural process, but there mustn't there be a logical causal link? That
is, God does in some sense cause natural processes, and we must be able
to explain in what sense he causes them, beyond simply saying that he
causes them. Of course, we can leave it at that if we wish, but I think
makes God's involvement superfluous and even questionable.

This is why I think it might be acceptable to say that natural processes
"are" God's activity "and" physical, both fully at the same time, but I
think it may not be sufficient to say any less.

Thanks,

Bill

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Received on Tue Jan 16 13:43:13 2007