"The symmetry was suggestive. In Holger's home world, physical forces were strong and well understood, mental-magical forces weak and unmanageable. In this universe the opposite held true. Both worlds were, in some obscure way, one; the endless struggle between Law and Chaos had reached a simultaneous climax in them. As for the force which made them so parallel, the ultimate oneness itself, he supposed he would have to break down and call it God. But he lacked a theological bent of mind. He'd rather stick to what he had directly observed, and to immediate practical problems. Such as his own reason for being here." (pp. 66-67)
No, he does not have to call ultimate oneness "God."
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Two propositions seem intuitively valid: first, that all is one; secondly, that change occurs because opposed forces interact. However, I suggest that energy and inertia are more fundamental than Law and Chaos - and they are definitely preconscious.
See:
Ultimate Social And Cosmic Developments
How to deal with a dragon: throw water in its mouth. (CHAPTER TEN.)
4 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
The ultimate origin of all things can only be God. So I agree with Holger.
Ad astra! Sean
The ultimate origin of all things can only be a personal creator? There are philosophical objections to that and other possibilities have to be considered. Besides, Holger just uses the word, "God," which is ambiguous and needs to be clarified. Einstein said that he believed in Spinoza's God which is not personal. No good is achieved by using such loaded terms without further discussion and clarification.
Kaor, Paul!
Those philosophical objections are not convincing.
You are overlooking one thing about Holger: he was raised in Denmark, in our universe, at least formally as a Lutheran. Which means he would naturally think about God as Christians would.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean,
These objections are not convincing to you! Arguments for theism are not convincing to me. Saying this does not advance the discussion either way.
How Holger would naturally think and what is the truth of the matter are obviously different questions.
Paul.
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