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ElwoodBlues · M
You can give them both the same name.
But if you pray to "the universe," will it answer?
Does "the universe" provide an afterlife?
Does "the universe" compel a moral order?
You can give them both the same name, but there is no reason to expect "the universe" to have the same attributes as various holy books ascribe to various gods.
But if you pray to "the universe," will it answer?
Does "the universe" provide an afterlife?
Does "the universe" compel a moral order?
You can give them both the same name, but there is no reason to expect "the universe" to have the same attributes as various holy books ascribe to various gods.
Sharon · F
@ElwoodBlues [quote]But if you pray to "the universe," will it answer?[/quote]
No, neither does "God".
[quote]Does "the universe" provide an afterlife?[/quote]
Depends what you mean by "afterlife". Existence continues after death but there no reason to believe it's due to "God".
[quote]Does "the universe" compel a moral order?[/quote]
Yes, it sets some very strict rules that we can't break. It's easy to break the rules supposedly set by "God".
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No, neither does "God".
[quote]Does "the universe" provide an afterlife?[/quote]
Depends what you mean by "afterlife". Existence continues after death but there no reason to believe it's due to "God".
[quote]Does "the universe" compel a moral order?[/quote]
Yes, it sets some very strict rules that we can't break. It's easy to break the rules supposedly set by "God".
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ElwoodBlues · M
@Sharon [quote]Yes, it sets some very strict rules that we can't break. [/quote] I majored in physics so I'm familiar with some of those rules. But I wouldn't describe them as a "moral order."