Nehustan
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Deut. 10:19 said:Of course it is, but that is not at all the issue raised by me with respect to James' comments. I simply wished to point out that creation ex nihilo is not a necessary component of Judeo-Christian theology.
Nehustan said:Creation of the 'Universe' or this Stellar System. I differentiate between the two for this reason, creation of the Universe would by its nature have been ex nihilo, not only from nothing, but also by 'no thing', i.e. that which is beyond quantifiability, whereas creation of this stellar sytem would have used the elements formed at the birth of the Universe. I often like to ponder the three veils Ain, Ain Soph, and Ain Soph Aur in this regard, Ain Soph Aur being synonymous with Al Nur, The Light which I previously alluded to by quoting Surah 24:35, and the Universe i.e Heavens alluded to by Surah 2:255
You are of course right Deut. and I can fully see why you think I am not responding. My question was without a question mark, and thus easily misunderstood, let me then respond to what you said above...Deut. 10:19 said:A request: if you're choose to respond to something I wrote, respond to something I wrote.
my response to what you wrote is a question which I thought I had put clearly, but I'll try again. Which creation are you talking about 1.)the birth of the Universe or 2.) the birth of this stellar sytem? The reason I ask is that one isDeut. 10:19 said:'...creation ex nihilo....'
while the other would be 'ex quispiam' or how about 'ex res' or even 'ex elementum'....I think I like the last one best...don't you just love the web!!!Deut. 10:19 said:'...creation ex nihilo....'