VV (3) - The Party

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Is that which sets the inanimate in motion animate?  Are WE animate?  He
that winds the clock may be only unconsciously setting in play the inanimate
Actor portraying the story of "The Great Unwinding."

David Morris
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Isaac Newton: Isaac Newton lived during the same era as Descartes. Newton
exerted an immense influence on the development of modern science. He
astounded Europeans with his development of the science of physics,
especially through his discovery of the laws of gravity. At the time,
Newton's discoveries seemed to "solve" most of the mysteries of the physical
world. The whole universe appeared so orderly, so governed by laws, that it
could be compared to a giant clock. Drawing on this image, many people after
Newton adopted a novel and erroneous view of God. The Almighty God was seen
as the "great clock-maker" who fashioned the universe, but now let it "run"
on its own power. This religious movement was called "Deism," after its
simple belief that there is a Deity who made everything, but who has since
"withdrawn" from the world, much as a clock-maker is no longer needed once
the clock is made and running. Obviously, this view represents a rejection
of the God of the Bible -- the God who not only created the world, but also
continually sustains it and works within it, revealing His ways to man. The
influence of Deism was widespread. Thomas Jefferson and many of the founding
fathers of the United States were Deists.