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Creation and Conservation
In Charles Taliaferro & Philip L. Quinn (eds.), A Companion to Philosophy of Religion. Cambridge, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 315–321 (1997)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Initial Reservations Coming to Be and Being Self‐Sustenance Conservation Principles and Secondary Causes Divine Intervention Works cited.Author's Profile
creation and conservation popular beliefs about creation ‐ according God, a active role in foundation of the universe objections to divine conservation ‐ being theologically motivated That God observes all, and knows the fall of every sparrow, as being true coming to be and being ‐ God, directly involved in the first appearance of things than in their continuance self‐sustenance ‐ scientific laws, not explaining things by being “out there” dictating certain events happen metaphysical difficulties, attending the idea that there is a process of self‐sustenance found in the world conservation principles and secondary causes conservation principles in science ‐ calling for preservation of mass/energy, making it a matter of natural law
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