Naturalistic vs. Supernatural Explanations
Take any ‘odd’ or surprising fact to be explained (e.g., cosmic fine-tuning, origin of life, consciousness, etc.). I continue to be suprised that anyone thinks “God caused/designed/did X for an unknown reason using a mysterious mechanism” is a better explanation than “X has an unknown naturalistic explanation, i.e., X is the result of an impersonal, … Naturalistic vs. Supernatural Explanations
The Purposes of God
Whether a theist says “God created all living things” or “God created the universe” or “God raised Jesus from the dead” the point is to give a personal explanation for some facts (or alleged facts) as opposed to a physical or scientific explanation. When giving a personal explanation for some fact, information about motivations or … The Purposes of God