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Iorwerth Thomas · 14 Apr 2006, 21:00 · from 2006-April.txt.gz

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From: iorweththomas at hotmail.com (Iorwerth Thomas)
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:00:17 +0100
Subject: (urth) Information, etc.
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Quick addendum:  A lot depends on the value assigned to 'law of nature', as 
well.  I suspect Whiteheadean Process Theists of having a view that's 
similar to a 'contigent regularity subject to gradual evolution + God' 
concept of the laws of nature, as opposed to the 'stable laws layed down in 
stone' concept that seems to be the norm, so even within broadly defined 
theistic contexts there are quite few options [1].  I'll admit to not being 
entirely sure enough of the relationship between the 'laws of nature in our 
heads' and the ones 'out there' to be able to construct a clear account of 
the term 'miracle' in terms of the violation of either.  Which may just be 
me.

[1]  The former of those two requires that you read Whitehead though, who is 
not what I'd call a great prose stylist...

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