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If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural?

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RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural?

October 25, 2012 at 2:54 pm (This post was last modified: October 25, 2012 at 2:55 pm by Edwardo Piet.)

By "God" I mean the typical definition of "creator of the universe", and I'm questioning why he can't be natural rather than supernatural.

Quote:If he created the Universe, he's supernatural by definition, since he is not "of" the Universe.

Isn't that completely indistinguisible from him being the original and undetectable part of nature that produced the rest of it? If so, why is he defined as a creator of the universe rather than part of the universe that produced the rest? Why is the supernatural interpretation considered more valid than a natural one? That's what I'm questioning.

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If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 24, 2012 at 7:31 am

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by chi pan - October 24, 2012 at 8:03 am

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 24, 2012 at 8:21 am

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Tobie - October 24, 2012 at 6:20 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Shell B - October 24, 2012 at 6:23 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Minimalist - October 24, 2012 at 6:30 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Jackalope - October 24, 2012 at 6:35 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Brian37 - October 25, 2012 at 3:07 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by IATIA - October 24, 2012 at 6:41 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Rayaan - October 24, 2012 at 8:41 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 25, 2012 at 4:21 am

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by downbeatplumb - October 25, 2012 at 1:45 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Tino - October 25, 2012 at 2:39 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 25, 2012 at 2:54 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Tino - October 25, 2012 at 3:31 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 26, 2012 at 1:35 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Darkstar - October 26, 2012 at 4:27 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 26, 2012 at 5:46 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by MysticKnight - October 26, 2012 at 5:56 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 28, 2012 at 11:13 am

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by IATIA - October 28, 2012 at 5:01 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 28, 2012 at 5:03 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Kirbmarc - October 28, 2012 at 6:03 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 28, 2012 at 6:13 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Kirbmarc - October 28, 2012 at 6:21 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 28, 2012 at 6:23 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Kirbmarc - October 28, 2012 at 6:32 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Darkstar - October 28, 2012 at 6:38 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Edwardo Piet - October 28, 2012 at 6:33 pm

RE: If God exists, what is it about his essence that makes him supernatural? - by Kirbmarc - October 28, 2012 at 6:39 pm

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