The interplay of potential and actual states in physics and their interconnectedness in the quantum field may be seen as the ongoing creative act of God as the ultimate cause that sustains all existence.
Thanks for this. You have introduced me to some schools of thought that scratch an itch I have.
I don’t know much of mathematics or physics, but I have come to think that the primal differentiation of all reality (“after” — the notion of sequence being a philosophic kludge — the self-willed differentiation of the Infinite One from the Infinitude) is the Absolute (pattern) Person and his eternal counterpoise, the absolute of cosmic reality, the Absolute (physical) Pattern: volition on one hand, energy (more precisely its antecedent) on the other. Mind is what bridges the gap. Another way of saying it is that there exist three fundamental reality levels: thing, meaning and value; matter, mind and spirit. Each level has its foundational absolute, and the reality we perceive exists relative to those absolutes. The interaction of the three seems to produce some surprising and unpredictable phenomena.
My model is undoubtedly a gross simplification, and surely penetrates cosmic mysteries not nearly as deeply as some philosophers do, but it’s about all I can manage, and it serves me well in my little metaphysical explorations.
Thank you for the reminder from Smith that "we need to 'read selectively'" because we cannot assimilate it all.
For instance, at the start of the covid pandemic, I thought I could assimilate enough to make wise choices for myself and my family, and I could not amidst the tsunami of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. I could only hope to float. I seem to have done so, and the tide has gone back out and I am standing on a shoreline filled with the wreckage of credibilities.
God is real!! As there is no time in Eternity, using, therefore, our words, God is, always has been, always will be, the One and Only Uncreated Being. He has created us and all of creation, and He has wholly revealed Himself to us. It is our choice to believe God, or to not believe Him, to accept His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, as our Lord, our Redeemer and our Saviour, Who saves us from the lord of this world, into the fullness of His Lordship for all eternity. Jesus Christ is Lord of all.
What I am going to write is far, far from a theory. However, it might generate some thought. I was reading about entangled electrons and a thought crossed my mind. I said to myself what if God was a being that decided to do a big bang and disperse his/her component parts into the void and that they were all entangled. God would know everything, be everywhere, even to knowing what you are thinking. What if the parts you are made of came from God and could be considered a soul that once consolidated with God after death?
Sounds like fantasy, but your "first cause" could be anything, right?
Excellent summary. I learned about Dr. Smith a few years back and bought several of his books including his public letters to Malachi Martin.
The interplay of potential and actual states in physics and their interconnectedness in the quantum field may be seen as the ongoing creative act of God as the ultimate cause that sustains all existence.
Thanks for this. You have introduced me to some schools of thought that scratch an itch I have.
I don’t know much of mathematics or physics, but I have come to think that the primal differentiation of all reality (“after” — the notion of sequence being a philosophic kludge — the self-willed differentiation of the Infinite One from the Infinitude) is the Absolute (pattern) Person and his eternal counterpoise, the absolute of cosmic reality, the Absolute (physical) Pattern: volition on one hand, energy (more precisely its antecedent) on the other. Mind is what bridges the gap. Another way of saying it is that there exist three fundamental reality levels: thing, meaning and value; matter, mind and spirit. Each level has its foundational absolute, and the reality we perceive exists relative to those absolutes. The interaction of the three seems to produce some surprising and unpredictable phenomena.
My model is undoubtedly a gross simplification, and surely penetrates cosmic mysteries not nearly as deeply as some philosophers do, but it’s about all I can manage, and it serves me well in my little metaphysical explorations.
There go a few more books on the Never-ending To Read Pile.
Thank you for the reminder from Smith that "we need to 'read selectively'" because we cannot assimilate it all.
For instance, at the start of the covid pandemic, I thought I could assimilate enough to make wise choices for myself and my family, and I could not amidst the tsunami of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. I could only hope to float. I seem to have done so, and the tide has gone back out and I am standing on a shoreline filled with the wreckage of credibilities.
Wolfgang was a blessed name in that generation.
* Wolfgang Schivelbusch - one of the top historians of our age. German, b 1941.
* Wolfgang Streeck - one of the top economist/sociologists of our age. German, b 1946.
* Wolfgang Smith - Austrian, b 1930.
God is real!! As there is no time in Eternity, using, therefore, our words, God is, always has been, always will be, the One and Only Uncreated Being. He has created us and all of creation, and He has wholly revealed Himself to us. It is our choice to believe God, or to not believe Him, to accept His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, as our Lord, our Redeemer and our Saviour, Who saves us from the lord of this world, into the fullness of His Lordship for all eternity. Jesus Christ is Lord of all.
God bless, C-Marie
What I am going to write is far, far from a theory. However, it might generate some thought. I was reading about entangled electrons and a thought crossed my mind. I said to myself what if God was a being that decided to do a big bang and disperse his/her component parts into the void and that they were all entangled. God would know everything, be everywhere, even to knowing what you are thinking. What if the parts you are made of came from God and could be considered a soul that once consolidated with God after death?
Sounds like fantasy, but your "first cause" could be anything, right?