The Universe, the ‘body’ of God. About the vibration of matter to God’s command Cover Image

The Universe, the ‘body’ of God. About the vibration of matter to God’s command
The Universe, the ‘body’ of God. About the vibration of matter to God’s command

The theory of divine leverages into matter

Author(s): Tudor Cosmin Ciocan
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: creation ex nihilo; unifying ‘spirit’; Deus odiosus; rationes seminales; God’s Particle; preexisting matter; omnipresence;

Summary/Abstract: The link between seen and unseen, matter and spirit, flesh and soul was always presumed, but never clarified enough, leaving room for debates and mostly controversies between the scientific domains and theologies of a different type; how could God, who is immaterial, have created the material world? Therefore, the logic of obtaining a result on this concern (would be) is first to see how religions have always seen the ratio between divinity and matter/universe. In this part, the idea of a world personality is implied by many, so that nature itself was transformed into a person ; others have seen within the universe/the world a Spirit ruling all, connecting all and bending all to God’s commands. In a way or another, every culture has gifted the universe/nature with the capability of ruling all, seeing everything and controlling, even determining facts by connecting all together with a Great Spirit. What is this Great Spirit of all and where it resides? With the analogy of human body in relation to his Spirit we will try to figure out a place or vehicle for the Spirit to dwell the body, and the Great Spirit the matter. The Christianity names this linkage between God and matter as ‘the (un)created grace of God’, which indwells matter and helps the Creator move and transform things. Is there any scientific argument to sustain such assertion? Can we argue somehow that God’s voice makes matter vibrate from within the way it can recombine primer elements into giant stars to the human body? If so, what should be the ratio between theology and science on this issue and with these assertions? How could God command to matter to bring things and beings out of it and what were the material leverages that was supposed to be operated to accomplish His will? However, if we can assume that God resides in the universe – as a whole, His body, or as in its very fabric – can we also figure out how is this even possible, without transforming our explanation into a pantheistic and immanent exclusive one? Through these ‘divine leverages within matter’ theory, there is no need for questioning evolutionism, creationism, pantheism, deism and many other cosmological hypotheses any longer.

  • Issue Year: 3/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 226-254
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: English