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Poll: What's your stance on the supernatural?
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Not a naturalist
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Your position on naturalism
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RE: Your position on naturalism
(November 23, 2016 at 7:24 pm)Ignorant Wrote:
(November 23, 2016 at 7:09 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: Well, that's dandy. Now make the connection with the topic at hand.

Seriously? 

If there is a god => god has basic or inherent features. If god has basic or inherent features => god is/has a nature. If god is/has a nature => god is natural. Do you need the definition of "natural" as well?

Also from google: "Natural, adj. 2. in accordance with the nature of, or circumstances surrounding, someone or something."

Your "instinct" to classify god as "supernatural" no doubt comes from a long history of frustrating discussions with theists. My "version" of naturalism is no misrepresentation, even if it is not the way you are accustomed to the phrase. Catholics believe that god is one nature/substance/essence/ousia in three persons. Catholics believe that Jesus is one person with two natures/ousia. We've been using the word for a long time.

As for the topic, since my religious tradition has spoken about god with the word "nature" for almost 2000 years, I think that allows me some leeway in my ownership of the term. "Supernatural" is a late-comer that I don't find helpful.

Let us consult the Wikipedia article on naturalism Link

 

Quote:In philosophynaturalism is the "idea or belief that only natural (as opposed to supernatural or spiritual) laws and forces operate in the world."[1] Adherents of naturalism (i.e., naturalists) assert that natural laws are the rules that govern the structure and behavior of the natural universe, that the changing universe at every stage is a product of these laws.[2]
"Naturalism can intuitively be separated into an ontological and a methodological component."[3] "Ontological" refers to the philosophical study of the nature of reality. Some philosophers equate naturalism with materialism. For example, philosopher Paul Kurtz argues that nature is best accounted for by reference to material principles. These principles include massenergy, and other physical and chemical properties accepted by the scientific community. Further, this sense of naturalism holds that spiritsdeities, and ghosts are not real and that there is no "purpose" in nature. Such an absolute belief in naturalism is commonly referred to as metaphysical naturalism.[4]
Assuming naturalism in working methods is the current paradigm, without the unfounded consideration of naturalism as an absolute truth with philosophical entailment, called methodological naturalism.[5] The subject matter here is a philosophy of acquiring knowledge based on an assumed paradigm.
With the exception of pantheists—who believe that Nature and God are one and the same thing—theists challenge the idea that nature contains all of reality. According to some theists, natural laws may be viewed as so-called secondary causes of god(s).
In the 20th century, Willard Van Orman QuineGeorge Santayana, and other philosophers argued that the success of naturalism in science meant that scientific methods should also be used in philosophy. Science and philosophy are said to form a continuum, according to this view.


Read the above and you'll understand the problem I have with what you take naturalism to mean. 

Not that it matters much. You can commit as many equivocations as you like and these folks will applaud you for your effort to appear rational. 

I'm not much interested in that, however. Use language however you like. You are dishonest and this debate has long ran its course. I have presented all of my trouble with your mode of thought here in an earlier, longer post which you have ignored in almost its entirety at your own peril, because you keep committing the same errors pointed out in there. 

Your Catholic "naturalism" is a misnomer, plain and simple.

As for those of you that entertain this sort of manipulation of language, you do it at your own expenses. The moment you stop being intellectually honest is when your intellect bleeds into fallacious thinking.
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Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 20, 2016 at 4:01 am
RE: Your position in naturalism - by Jesster - November 20, 2016 at 4:06 am
RE: Your position in naturalism - by Longhorn - November 20, 2016 at 4:11 am
RE: Your position in naturalism - by robvalue - November 20, 2016 at 4:35 am
RE: Your position in naturalism - by Longhorn - November 20, 2016 at 4:12 am
RE: Your position in naturalism - by Whateverist - November 20, 2016 at 5:21 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 20, 2016 at 6:03 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by downbeatplumb - November 20, 2016 at 6:19 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 20, 2016 at 6:28 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 20, 2016 at 6:37 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 20, 2016 at 7:10 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by bennyboy - November 20, 2016 at 7:31 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by paulpablo - November 20, 2016 at 7:32 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Edwardo Piet - November 20, 2016 at 8:21 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by brewer - November 20, 2016 at 8:40 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 20, 2016 at 9:47 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Alex K - November 20, 2016 at 9:51 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by chimp3 - November 20, 2016 at 10:54 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 20, 2016 at 11:05 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Primordial Bisque - November 20, 2016 at 8:07 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by FallentoReason - November 20, 2016 at 8:30 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 20, 2016 at 9:11 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by FallentoReason - November 20, 2016 at 11:38 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Rhondazvous - November 20, 2016 at 9:03 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Thumpalumpacus - November 20, 2016 at 9:50 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by theologian - November 20, 2016 at 10:33 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 20, 2016 at 11:35 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by theologian - November 20, 2016 at 11:51 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 21, 2016 at 1:12 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Primordial Bisque - November 20, 2016 at 11:59 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Angrboda - November 20, 2016 at 10:58 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by theologian - November 21, 2016 at 1:45 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 21, 2016 at 2:45 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 21, 2016 at 5:46 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Doubting Thomas - November 21, 2016 at 8:50 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Primordial Bisque - November 21, 2016 at 9:04 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 22, 2016 at 12:59 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Edwardo Piet - November 22, 2016 at 8:22 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Minimalist - November 21, 2016 at 9:24 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 22, 2016 at 6:45 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 22, 2016 at 7:25 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 22, 2016 at 7:59 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 22, 2016 at 7:28 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by GUBU - November 22, 2016 at 7:31 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 22, 2016 at 7:44 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 22, 2016 at 8:03 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 22, 2016 at 8:11 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 22, 2016 at 8:15 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 22, 2016 at 8:16 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by purplepurpose - November 22, 2016 at 12:55 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 22, 2016 at 1:28 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by purplepurpose - November 22, 2016 at 1:42 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by bennyboy - November 22, 2016 at 9:07 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 22, 2016 at 9:19 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by bennyboy - November 23, 2016 at 9:23 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 22, 2016 at 1:24 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 22, 2016 at 1:32 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 23, 2016 at 11:15 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 23, 2016 at 11:59 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 23, 2016 at 12:05 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 23, 2016 at 12:48 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 23, 2016 at 1:33 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 23, 2016 at 3:05 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 23, 2016 at 6:47 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 23, 2016 at 6:48 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 23, 2016 at 6:52 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 23, 2016 at 7:08 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 23, 2016 at 7:45 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 23, 2016 at 7:47 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 24, 2016 at 2:36 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Edwardo Piet - November 24, 2016 at 4:53 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 24, 2016 at 7:30 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Edwardo Piet - November 24, 2016 at 7:38 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 22, 2016 at 1:49 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 23, 2016 at 1:26 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 23, 2016 at 1:33 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 23, 2016 at 7:00 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 23, 2016 at 7:09 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 23, 2016 at 7:24 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 24, 2016 at 6:10 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 24, 2016 at 6:36 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 23, 2016 at 7:10 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Alex K - November 23, 2016 at 7:11 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 23, 2016 at 7:22 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 23, 2016 at 7:27 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - November 24, 2016 at 2:07 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 24, 2016 at 5:30 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by GUBU - November 24, 2016 at 6:37 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 24, 2016 at 10:40 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by GUBU - November 24, 2016 at 4:34 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 24, 2016 at 6:22 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by GUBU - November 25, 2016 at 6:05 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 25, 2016 at 7:24 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by bennyboy - November 24, 2016 at 6:52 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 24, 2016 at 10:42 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by bennyboy - November 24, 2016 at 11:46 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 25, 2016 at 4:07 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by bennyboy - November 25, 2016 at 5:23 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 25, 2016 at 7:16 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - November 24, 2016 at 12:55 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 24, 2016 at 7:19 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 24, 2016 at 2:11 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 24, 2016 at 3:15 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 24, 2016 at 3:19 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Excited Penguin - November 24, 2016 at 6:54 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 24, 2016 at 10:38 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by RiddledWithFear - November 24, 2016 at 4:49 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - November 24, 2016 at 8:56 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 25, 2016 at 4:31 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - November 25, 2016 at 1:21 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 25, 2016 at 6:03 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by bennyboy - November 25, 2016 at 7:51 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 26, 2016 at 4:00 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Edwardo Piet - November 24, 2016 at 10:22 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 25, 2016 at 6:52 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Foxaèr - November 24, 2016 at 10:28 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 24, 2016 at 11:32 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by rado84 - November 25, 2016 at 6:27 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by robvalue - November 25, 2016 at 6:32 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by bennyboy - November 25, 2016 at 9:50 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 25, 2016 at 10:36 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by bennyboy - November 25, 2016 at 12:21 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 25, 2016 at 1:05 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 25, 2016 at 11:58 am
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Ignorant - November 25, 2016 at 1:16 pm
RE: Your position on naturalism - by Whateverist - November 25, 2016 at 11:21 pm

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