Is God supernatural?
I wouldn't even necessarily call God supernatural. There could conceivably be a science studying God's actions, based on which we could make predictions. If God would let us, we could even perform experiments on Him. What's wrong with this idea?
Labels: supernaturalism
posted by Victor Reppert @ 10:04 PM
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There could conceivably be a science studying God's actions, based on which we could make predictions. If God would let us, we could even perform experiments on Him. What's wrong with this idea?
What's wrong with it is that there's no such evidence for God. That's why theists are forced to reject it. If they accepted the idea of God's testability, they would have to reject their belief in God as unsupported by the evidence.
In particular, the problem of evil would be a fatal problem for theism. Theists are disinclined to say anything whatsoever about what could not happen tomorrow in light of God's existence. No disaster is big enough for God to avert. No potential blessing is too great for God turn down. No vacuum of leadership is too large for God to fill with a verifiable divine presence. Instead, we get a world that's consistent with there being nothing but mindless natural processes (humanity excepted, of course), and a just so story about how God can get away with it.
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