Spinoza & "entropies of lovable but scatterbrained Mother Nature . . ." (GR 324).

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What does Nature say it is?  What an odd idea ...

 If you have faith that Nature is what it says it is, you believe in God.




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From: Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com>
To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Spinoza & "entropies of lovable but scatterbrained Mother Nature . . ." (GR 324).


In Spinoza God and Nature are two terms for the same thing. If you have faith that Nature is what it says it is, you believe in God.


On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 7:19 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

Mark! You are such an optimist.


Maybe that's from a belief in God?


Scatterbrained  requires a brain. All the questions, where, why, who, when, and who else, requires a brain.


Zen seems to be more open & fluid.


Sending Zen @ ya!


David


On Sunday, February 10, 2013, Markekohut  wrote:

Nice find.

I think one very arguable reading of Against the Day is that Nature, which may be scatter-brained
---infused with Chance?---must be loveable and is and may be God. #pantheism #panemtheism
ala Spinoza's Ethics....

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On Feb 10, 2013, at 8:43 AM, alice wellintown <alicewellintown at gmail.com> wrote:

> In the appendix to the first book of Ethics, Spinoza states,
>
> "I have now sufficiently explained my first point. There is no need to
> show at length, that nature has no particular goal in view, and that
> final causes are mere human figments."
>
> http://www.faculty.umb.edu/gary_zabel/Courses/Spinoza/Texts/Spinoza/e1f.htm


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