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Problems understanding naturalistically the beginning of the universe
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RE: Problems understanding naturalistically the beginning of the universe
May 2, 2016 at 6:32 am (This post was last modified: May 2, 2016 at 6:40 am by Mudhammam.)
(May 2, 2016 at 5:07 am)Wryetui Wrote: The universe is the Creation, and the creation was created ex-nihilo (out of nothing) by God
Why not just say that matter began to exist from nothing? Why does one need God as a cause when the proposition "God, a timeless being, created matter from nothing at a definite time in the past" is no less obscure than "Matter began to exist following nothingness and without any cause"?
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RE: Problems understanding naturalistically the beginning of the universe - by Mudhammam - May 2, 2016 at 6:32 am

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