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What is the nature of “nature”?
- Thread starter paarsurrey
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It's complicated.
Jonathan Ainsley Bain
Logical Positivist
I have noticed that the word 'nature' normally (but not always) is used
to mean anything that is not deliberately contrived by the minds of people.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
So there cannot be any supernatural. Can there be? Please
Regards
Sure, why not?
Deathbydefault
Apistevist Asexual Atheist
Existence.
allfoak
Alchemist
The nature of my nature, ( which includes all of nature) is the nature of all of nature.
The nature of which is unknowable.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
Then why did they coin the word "supernatural, please.
Regards
Why coin any word?
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
There is no supernatural, all created by G-d is only natural. Right? Please
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Neo Deist
Th.D. & D.Div. h.c.
A star going supernova is supernatural...it is above natural, thus making it super!
To me, "nature" is all existence. It's not just "out in the woods" or "out on a lake" as many that follow an EBP might lead you to believe. If I'm in my house sitting in front of my computer typing this, I'm already "out in nature".
I do like the discussion on "supernatural". For me, the only supernatural is that which has not yet occurred within nature. Once it has occurred in nature, it, by default, becomes nature. So by that description, I cannot think of anything that is supernatural.
I do like the discussion on "supernatural". For me, the only supernatural is that which has not yet occurred within nature. Once it has occurred in nature, it, by default, becomes nature. So by that description, I cannot think of anything that is supernatural.
HeatherAnn
Active Member
Nature:
1. the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations
2. the basic or inherent features of something, especially when seen as characteristic of it
I liked this definition: nature is observed laws, like habits... and then intelligence (the ability to adapt to change) is the breaking out of those habits to try something new - to evolve. This intelligence that finds ways of breaking such laws to evolve, reveals intelligent design.
1. the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations
2. the basic or inherent features of something, especially when seen as characteristic of it
I liked this definition: nature is observed laws, like habits... and then intelligence (the ability to adapt to change) is the breaking out of those habits to try something new - to evolve. This intelligence that finds ways of breaking such laws to evolve, reveals intelligent design.
oldbadger
Skanky Old Mongrel!
Anthropoligists might agree, or not..... but I think that humans are definitely right there, within 'Nature'. There is nothing that humans can do to avoid being a part of Nature.Nature:
1. the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations..........................
HeatherAnn
Active Member
Yes, I agree, I guess it just depends on what aspects of nature you want to discuss, but definitely there's "human nature."
Still, I when I say, I'm going to go walk in nature, most people understand that to be around plants, landscape, earth, and not a crowd of people.
As to the nature of nature - no doubt it is incredibly intelligent.