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Laws of nature are "descriptive": we observe a consistent rule being followed.

Science understands it's ability to obtain knowledge is limited and can not without good reason attempt to assert intention. If things can be sufficiently explained with out such features as intention, than it would be an error to include said features. Things we fail to account for are investigate and tested.

"nature's God"... This might simply mean the "will of God"?

If you mean laws that God had made, then the laws are "prescriptive": prescribed intentional like our traffic laws. A believer might see "laws of nature" as their God's prescribed laws. Coming to this conclusion by either tradition, authority, revelation, and/or faith that the observed laws were intentionally created by their God.

Perhaps you mean, nature is God? This is a form of pantheism or panentheism.

Pantheism is the belief that everything composes an all-encompassing, immanent God, or that the universe (or nature) is identical with divinity. Pantheists thus do not believe in a personal or anthropomorphic god.

Panentheism means "all-in-God", and was formally coined in Germany in the 19th century in an attempt to offer a philosophical synthesis between traditional theism and pantheism, stating that God is substantially omnipresent in the physical universe but also exists "apart from" or "beyond" it as its Creator and Sustainer. Thus panentheism separates itself from pantheism, positing the extra claim that God exists above and beyond the world as we know it

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What do you call a person who believes nature is god?

A person who believes that the universe and everything in it is God, rather than created by a god or gods, is called a pantheist.


Do you agree that the beauty of nature reflects God?

Looking at nature,it's color,etc.,shows that GOD is good,intelligent,loving,and powerful.


Different heresies regarding the very nature of jesus?

The most famous heresy is Arianism, which teaches that Jesus did not exist before he became human. God the Father created him, so while Jesus was in some sense "a god" or "son of God", he was not fully God. Some groups even today believe versions of Arianism.Nestorianism taught that Jesus was just an ordinary man in whom God chose to dwell. So Jesus had two natures, the divine one and the human one, and by degrees he became God.There was also an opposite heresy, Docetism, which taught that Jesus was God but not a real human being - he only seemed (dosein) human. A modified version of this is Monophysitism, which teaches that Jesus is human yet did not have a true human nature, e.g. did not have all of the human bodily functions or desires.Modalism taught that Christ is not in any way separate or different from God the Father. God simply put on his "son" mask to come to earth. Similar heresies were also taught by Monarchianism and Patripassinism.A Polytheistic approach would teach that Christianity has three gods, and that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are all separate deities.


What is God's special expression of His love to mankind and how it affects your life today?

God expressed His special love in the ultimate expression--redemption through Jesus Christ. Adam and Eve plunged mankind into bondage to sin. They were separated from God by sin. We are born with natures that desire to follow the world instead of God.In Creation. God's nature of love in His creation can be seen as we behold the beauty of a simple flower. In love, God made the world and placed man as the keeper of all creation. God's love gave Adam the very desires of his heart--it even gave Adam his wife, Eve, because he was lonely.


What si god?

I have "SI GOD" as my vanity plate on my car and I get questions about it daily. Si is pronounced "see", so "si god" can mean "see god". That is, we need to be able to see God. Where? Everywhere! I work with worship media and I believe some people are visual learners and I help them to see God. Also, "si" is Spanish for "yes". So, "si god" can mean "yes, God!". We need to say yes to God daily. We need to follow our creator.

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The laws of nature and of natures god?

The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God refer to the laws established in the created universe and the laws established by the Creator. These laws can be observed or reasoned by use of one's conscience and would be observed and reasoned the same by all people throughout the world. Obviously, if one does not believe in a Creator their reasoning would not direct them to a full understanding of the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God.


What does the phrase the laws of nature and of God mean?

A:To speak of the laws of nature is a way of saying what will and must happen, because this is the only way the natural world works. To speak of the laws of God in this context is to explain the laws of nature in terms of a supernatural creator believed to have defined the way the natural world works.


What was the natural law that Jefferson referred to?

"The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God"


Did Jesus have two natures and what were they?

Yes, Jesus is believed to have two natures: divine and human. This doctrine, known as the hypostatic union, asserts that Jesus is fully God and fully man, existing as one person with both natures united without mixing or losing their distinct properties. This belief is central to Christian theology, affirming that Jesus' divine nature allows him to be the Son of God, while his human nature enables him to experience human life and suffering.


How many natures does god posses?

BISHES


Does god have the same natures as men do?

No, God is perfect and we (humans) are sinful


What words in the opening paragraph of the Declaration point to it being written by a man of the Enlightenment?

Laws of the nature and nature of God.


How many natures are there in Jesus?

Jesus Christ possesses two natures; a Divine nature and a human nature. He is thus fully God and truly man. This dual nature was deemed necessary by God in order to enact the redemption of mankind, for being fully human Christ could take the guilt and sin of our race upon Himself, and being fully Divine, He could make infinite reparation, and thus satisfy the infinite debt owed to God for sin.


Given that causal laws of nature are descriptions of past events on what basis can you assume that these laws must be the same in the future?

Since shortly after the moment of Creation (Big Bang, or by God), there is no evidence that the laws of nature and science have ever changed.


What was the Egyptian god Osirus the god of?

If you mean Osiris he was the king of the under world and originally a GOD of agriculture and nature.


What is the meaning of learning about science?

In the science, you study the rules of nature. You have pure science and the applied science. In pure science, you study the laws of nature as they are. In applied science, you study the advantages of the science to you and humanity. In my lecture in dental college, I said, " When you study the science, you study the laws of nature. Nature being creation of God, you do are doing a prayer to the God. So when you study a science, you are doing a prayer to God. So you do not need to go to the church or temple to offer the prayers to the God.


Why were more and more people coming to think slavery was wrong?

It went aganist the laws of God and nature.