I need to answer this question for a class, and I'm not sure what to answer. I think that God is independent of nature, but I don't know how to prove my point. Any ideas???? Thanks :)!
2007-02-25 09:42:13 · 13 answers · asked by jenn 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
God is the creator of all things. He is seen in each of His creations. God is supernatural - a phenomenon which is not subject to natural laws and can not be scientifically verified. God is above nature and at the same time He is seen within nature.
Hope this helps...best I can do.
2007-02-25 10:01:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
God, as a concept, is independent of everything.
But at the same time s/he/it created everything and could that mean that s/he/it is also connected to or perhaps "dependent" upon all those things created?
Some believe that God and all things that exist are one and the same. That all things that exist are kind of like the body of God, including us. In that case, God is not independent of anything but part of ALL things.
Then, of course, if God does not truly exist s/he/it can't be part of nature, but merely a figment of the human mind. In this case, God would clearly be separate from nature - except that the brain, which some think is natural - created s/he/it.
2007-02-25 10:34:21 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is not in the universe She is the universe.
She created the universe from the only thing that She had available, Herself.
You and the most distant star from you in the universe both exist within the idea of God.
This is a difficult concept for most people to comprehend because they have been taught nonsense about God. Like the idea that God lives far away on a cloud called heaven. God is not a raindrop. Raindrops live in clouds Not God. This is foolishness.
Jesus told us that the kingdom of God is within us. This is true because each and every one of us exist as a part of God. We live and move within our loving source. There is no moment or possibility that we can ever be apart from her.
Forget the silly stories that you have been told about a distant God that lives in the clouds. Look around you. Everything that you see is God.
Love and blessings.
Don
2007-02-25 14:08:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is ambiguous. I am not sure what you mean by nature. If you have reference to the natural physical world comprised of trees and animals, then I would say that God does not depend on nature nor is God identical with nature. He has a close relationship with nature since God created nature. Theologians and some philosophers usually reason that since God transcends nature or is logically prior to it, then he must be independent of nature. On the other hand, there is a sense in which God is immanent with respect to nature. He works in nature by means of the divine spirit of holiness. Nevertheless, God is transcendent. Therefore, God must exemplify a certain beyondness when it comes to nature.
2007-02-25 10:25:49 · answer #4 · answered by sokrates 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is nature. God is the word/symbol we use to explain what can't be. God is only independent of nature in the sense of action. God is not an active ingredient :)
2007-02-25 11:23:46 · answer #5 · answered by Eric E 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-14 05:37:33 · answer #6 · answered by fechter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you think nature became? If there is a Creator, then nature and God are one. We are all part of God, humans and nature. All of what is and what we are cannot be an accident. Just my opinion.
2007-02-25 09:52:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since god is fictional and nature is not, I would say yes he is independent of it.
2007-02-25 09:57:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The concept of God didn't exist until man defined it. Man is recent product of nature. Therefore, God too is recent. Nature exists all around you. God exists in your mind. Nature is expressed in the physical laws of the universe. God is expressed in the words of man. Natures laws are inviolate. Gods laws are transient. Nature serves all living things. God serves mans desire for enlightenment. We are an expression of nature. God is an expression of us. Nature doesn't need man to still be. God needs man or he ceases to be.
2007-02-25 10:20:39 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
We are persistenly making God dependent in our minds..dependent of judgment, of punishment, obligations....so we creating God whom is like we are dependent with all following consequesnes....In truth dependency exist only in our minds...and mind dictate...not God but mind.
2007-02-25 09:59:39 · answer #10 · answered by Oleg B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋