Life, Nature and God

Discuss philosophical questions regarding theism (and atheism), and discuss religion as it relates to philosophy. This includes any philosophical discussions that happen to be about god, gods, or a 'higher power' or the belief of them. This also generally includes philosophical topics about organized or ritualistic mysticism or about organized, common or ritualistic beliefs in the existence of supernatural phenomenon.
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Life, Nature and God

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Debating whether or not there is a God takes on a different perspective if "life" or "nature" or both were the same as God. Is there any difference between the "life" and "nature?" Is there any difference between "life" or "nature and "God?"
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Eaglerising wrote:Debating whether or not there is a God takes on a different perspective if "life" or "nature" or both were the same as God. Is there any difference between the "life" and "nature?" Is there any difference between "life" or "nature and "God?"
Clarify those broad terms, and I'll have an answer to your question. If we're working with such vague terminology as "life" and "nature", any discussion we have will be totally ambiguous and therefore pointless.
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Debating something which cannot be proved is intellectual gymnastics. It appeals to those who love to argue or create drama. These debates are unproductive and create conflict.

True, life and nature are ambiguous terms. They are also mysteries. Mysteries allow us approach and examine things freshly, from the unknown as opposed to the known.
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Eaglerising wrote:Debating whether or not there is a God takes on a different perspective if "life" or "nature" or both were the same as God. Is there any difference between the "life" and "nature?" Is there any difference between "life" or "nature and "God?"
1} "U"niverse = God
...1a} metaphysical-1, mind/intellect/concepts
------------line of demarcation-------------------------------
....1b} macro-infinite non-occupied space that, embraces the following,
....1c} finite, occupied space Universe aka Uni-V-erse

Nature = our environment and Universe

'Universe is everything including me,
environment is everything excluding me'....R B Fuller

Biological life is a subset of Universe aka Uni-V-erse i.e. our finite, occupied space Universe.

Spirit-1{ metaphysical-1 } is mind/intellect/concept and spirit-of-intent.

Spirit-2{ physical/energy
} is fermions, bosons and any aggregate collection thereof ergo time/reality/frequency and quantum expressed via sine-wave topology.... ^v /\/\/ v^......

Spirit-3{ metpahysical-3 } is gravity---positive shaped geodesic arc/curvature Space, or so I speculate

Spirit-4{ metaphysical-4 } is dark energy---negative shaped geodesic arc/curvature Space, or so I speculate.

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"U"niverse > UniVerse > universe > I-verse < you-verse < we-verse < them-verse
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Okay but I still don't know what your question is, precisely. Debating subjects which cannot be proved is fun because when you discuss the unanswerable, you find answers for the answerable as a result. But I can think respond to your question unless I know what you mean by life and nature. Upon a direct reading of it, transcendentalists would say no, while deists and theists would say yes.
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I see that I poorly constructed my original post in this string. Thus, for the present time I am going pursue it here.
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Biological/soul life is just a subcategory of Universe/God/Nature.

So is rocks, water and any celestial objects.

There is no mystery here.

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"U"niverse > UniVerse > universe > I-verse < you-verse < we-verse < them-verse
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