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tuffers
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08-28-2009 10:25 AM


I often hear this alleged creator called God referred to as a supernatural being.
What does supernatural actually mean? I imagine it means some kind of different state of nature, but I can’t picture what that can mean. Can we ever identify, explain or even imagine something that is truly supernatural?
If something created our universe in a different state of nature from its own, does that not make our universe the supernatural state, and the creator’s original state the natural one?
If this creator exists in a different state to us, how is it able to create and influence our universe, and without us being able to see it? Is there some kind of one-way filter between different states?
And why would any creator want to create our universe in a different state from its own? Surely it would be easier to create our universe in its own state, especially if it wanted us to see its work.
Too many questions already. I’ll leave it open to discussion.

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08-28-2009 10:55 AM


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