(November 2, 2021 at 9:12 am)Jehanne Wrote:(November 2, 2021 at 8:51 am)Belacqua Wrote: When discussing causality in theology, they are not talking only about efficient causes, which is what you're referring to.
"The cause of X" in theology means something like "that which must be the case in order for X to be the case." All of the events in physics which you're talking about require something to be the case in order for them to happen. For example, the universe must exist. The laws of nature must be as they are. etc. etc.
Everything you're talking about has αἰτία.
If it can't be measured, then, it doesn't exist, or, at least it doesn't matter if it exists or not.
One can't measure stupidity.