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4013 | And God saw the light, that it was good [Anon (Tor)] |
Full Idea: And God saw the light, that it was good. | |
From: Anon (Tor) (01: Book of Genesis [c.750 BCE], 01.04) | |
A reaction: The text seems to suggest that God did not decide that it was good, but that it conformed to a standard of goodness. |
15295 | Theism is supposed to make the world more intelligible - and should offer results [Harré/Madden] |
Full Idea: Theism is supposedly a positive view that renders the world more intelligible than its alternatives, and this professed programme requires the production of results. | |
From: Harré,R./Madden,E.H. (Causal Powers [1975], 7.VI) | |
A reaction: A nice articulation of a view of theism which will make believers wince, because Harré and Madden see it as a scientific theory, intended to explain the world. I'm with them. I see Plato's theory of Forms as a scientific theory. |