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Perfection!
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RE: Perfection!
January 19, 2010 at 8:06 am
Reality, ie. the laws of physics, not the things within the universe, but the laws that govern it.
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RE: Perfection!
January 19, 2010 at 2:22 pm
(January 19, 2010 at 4:35 am)ib.me.ub Wrote: I don't understand!
I am wondering if nature has flaws. An example would be an evolution of a life from in the wrong direction, therefore the life form would become extinct because it is flawed.
There is no such thing as a wrong direction in evolution. There is no intrinsic flaw in nature, nature just is. The idea of flaw is an entirely human one. It may express an ethical or esthetical judgement or a shortcoming in the model of nature as made by man. If nature gives unexpected results it's not because nature has flaws, but because our model of nature has flaws.
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RE: Perfection!
January 22, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Well said PR
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RE: Perfection!
January 22, 2010 at 8:10 pm
& of course that's also why the perceived cruelty of God isn't cruelty.
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RE: Perfection!
January 22, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Actually, it's why it's subjectively cruel.
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RE: Perfection!
January 22, 2010 at 9:31 pm
So nature is also subjectively cruel
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RE: Perfection!
January 22, 2010 at 11:43 pm
(January 19, 2010 at 2:22 pm)Purple Rabbit Wrote: There is no such thing as a wrong direction in evolution. There is no intrinsic flaw in nature, nature just is. The idea of flaw is an entirely human one. It may express an ethical or esthetical judgement or a shortcoming in the model of nature as made by man. If nature gives unexpected results it's not because nature has flaws, but because our model of nature has flaws.

Based off Fr0d0's post this just had to be doneCool Shades

There is no such thing as a wrong direction in Faith. There is no intrinsic flaw in God, God just is. The idea of flaw is an entirely human one. It may express an ethical or esthetical judgement or a shortcoming in the idea of God as made by man. If God gives unexpected results it's not because God has flaws, but because our model of God has flaws.
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RE: Perfection!
January 22, 2010 at 11:46 pm
(January 22, 2010 at 11:43 pm)tackattack Wrote:
(January 19, 2010 at 2:22 pm)Purple Rabbit Wrote: There is no such thing as a wrong direction in evolution. There is no intrinsic flaw in nature, nature just is. The idea of flaw is an entirely human one. It may express an ethical or esthetical judgement or a shortcoming in the model of nature as made by man. If nature gives unexpected results it's not because nature has flaws, but because our model of nature has flaws.

Based off Fr0d0's post this just had to be doneCool Shades

There is no such thing as a wrong direction in Faith. There is no intrinsic flaw in God, God just is. The idea of flaw is an entirely human one. It may express an ethical or esthetical judgement or a shortcoming in the idea of God as made by man. If God gives unexpected results it's not because God has flaws, but because our model of God has flaws.

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RE: Perfection!
January 23, 2010 at 12:30 am
One day that model of god will be useless and a new model will have to be invented.
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RE: Perfection!
January 23, 2010 at 5:26 am
One day that model of nature will be useless and a new model will have to be invented.

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