RE: creation ex infinitus ordo quod potentia
The problem with creation ex nihilo is that it contradicts a very basic
logic of nothing comes from nothing "ex nihilo nihil fit."
We all know the implications of creation ex nihilo are "creation ex Deo."
For years I have argued that creation ex nihilo is not a suitable nomenclature
just as I have argued that creationists need a term to discribe "natural
selection" as it relates to the observed "survival of the fittest" that we
see in creation.
One alternative I have given for creation ex nihilo is "creation ex potentia
infinitus et ordinatio" which simply means "out of infinite power and order" (actually
"ex infinitus ordo quod potentia" is grammatically more equivalent).
To me, just about anything that acknowledges God' infinite mathematical
power, His infinite Order, His Infinite Knowledge, His Infinite Power is better
than referring to creation ex nihilo.
Even if you said the Latin equivilant of "out of non-matter" would be
better than "out of nothing" even though we know that "ex nihilo"
carries with it the implications of infinite order, power, and non-matter
forming to matter.
The purpose of this thread is to give alternative nomenclatures for
creation "ex nihilo." For years I have argued for "infinite power and
order" so I started with:
creation "ex potentia infinitus et ordinatio" (actually this is worded awkwardly
in the Latin since the unlimited would be restricted to the might - grammatically
it would be better to say "creation ex infinitus ordo quod potentia" which is
what I should have started with.
M
The problem with creation ex nihilo is that it contradicts a very basic
logic of nothing comes from nothing "ex nihilo nihil fit."
We all know the implications of creation ex nihilo are "creation ex Deo."
For years I have argued that creation ex nihilo is not a suitable nomenclature
just as I have argued that creationists need a term to discribe "natural
selection" as it relates to the observed "survival of the fittest" that we
see in creation.
One alternative I have given for creation ex nihilo is "creation ex potentia
infinitus et ordinatio" which simply means "out of infinite power and order" (actually
"ex infinitus ordo quod potentia" is grammatically more equivalent).
To me, just about anything that acknowledges God' infinite mathematical
power, His infinite Order, His Infinite Knowledge, His Infinite Power is better
than referring to creation ex nihilo.
Even if you said the Latin equivilant of "out of non-matter" would be
better than "out of nothing" even though we know that "ex nihilo"
carries with it the implications of infinite order, power, and non-matter
forming to matter.
The purpose of this thread is to give alternative nomenclatures for
creation "ex nihilo." For years I have argued for "infinite power and
order" so I started with:
creation "ex potentia infinitus et ordinatio" (actually this is worded awkwardly
in the Latin since the unlimited would be restricted to the might - grammatically
it would be better to say "creation ex infinitus ordo quod potentia" which is
what I should have started with.
M
Last edited: