Think in terms of the fact that despite the scientific observations which led to the conclusion that all organised energy, whether manifesting as heat or atoms(matter), we now observe that the visible universe is actually becoming more organised. Or the fact that the 'strong force' which is deemed to exist since such a force is required to maintain such equilibrium as exists in atomic structure. Or the largest body of matter, deemed to exist and referred to as 'dark matter' since only such a body of material could account for the exertion of a force great enough to cause the acceleration of all matter away from Big Bang ground zero. All these are merely ideas which are manufactured in the minds of men to account for the unexplained. This while the same individuals who develop these ideas deny the existence of spirit on the grounds of its being undetectable.
Well put these ideas together. Let's say that these forces we cannot actually detect, except to the extent that they apparently influence things in our perceived reality, are all attributable to spirit and a complex array of forces, undetectable to us only due to the fact that we are as yet babes in the wood in terms of our scientific acumen.
Let's further postulate that spirit as manifest in the 'strong force', gives form and structure, creates or organised and persistently sustains all these structures.
Lets say that there are two primary modalities of spiritual activity, bearing in mind that spirit is the conscious and intelligent substance of existence, giving form to all else. The first is creative and beneficent to the to the continued existence of life in terms of workable ecosystems which provide for living as we know it. The second would be opposed to this creativity since its 'ideas' would not contribute and would therefore be maleficent.
Let's further assert that the highest form of intelligence is currently found in the collection of spiritual entities we know as humans and that those who have mastered the ropes of existence are afforded opportunities for further creation and development in this existence while the rest are restricted from influencing life in the long run.
So creative force then is everywhere, in everything, upholding every structure and freely associating and collaborating with all other creative force while destructive force is right there as well.
Need I say more?
Well, we can detect the strong force and the other forces outlined by physics. And we do detect the gravity exerted by dark matter. Dark matter actually explains why galaxies are held together , instead of scattering. Also, the universe is not becoming more organized, it is moving towards heat death. I think intelligence is an emergent property of the central nervous system.
As best as I understand you, your god manifests through the 4 basic forces of physics, keeping and creating our reality. Well, the reality your god has made is pretty damn cruel.
Do you think humans have an indestructible soul?
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Spirit manifests to our perception through the four basic forces we are aware of. Twas not long ago that we were unaware of infra-red, ultra-violet, gamma, ultra-sound, the wave form of light, gravity, electro-magnetic froce fields, atomic structure, most of the visible cosmos, etc. Give some credit to reality's potential to hide more from us than we obviously now imagine.
The 'pretty cruel' certainly seems apropriate, yet the critical view assumes there could be a better way. We (the creators) do what we can with what we have. Creation is a work in progress. In other areas of our endless reality progress is at a different level. All things are constantly in a state of flux. All things working toward a higher level of organisation. Let's assume that the creative forces are operating optimally in the face of the opposition which does and must exist in all things.
I will find and refer to the studies which now demostrate that entropy is not the dominant force.
Yes we do detect dark matter, the strong force and the creative forces through their influence but lets simply assciate them with the word spirit and see where it takes us. (Thats the proverbial we)
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I agree that the sum of human knowledge is pretty meager compared to the universe. But we are indeed increasing our knowledge at a pretty good clip. Is this some sort of woo woo version of the "god of the gaps" argument? We don't understand something, therefore god? It is a logical fallacy, it doesn't follow. Calling the natural forces of the universe "spirit" doesn't accomplish anything for the furthering of human knowledge.
And once again, everything isn't moving to higher organization. Energy is dispersing to zero point.
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I believe the creative entity (all creative spirit, everywhere - lets call it) is indestructible and that we are part of it. That our constituted individual existence going forward is dependant on our choices and conformity to the principles of creation.
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To me, that sounds like the best way to survive is to pay attention to reality.
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