... who saw study of nature as theologically legitimate ... The Mechanistic worldview: the universe is like a big machine, regulated by the laws of motion. ...
A naturalistic explanation of religion (NES) explains religious phenomena ... Natural Theology. vs. experience of God. Alston, 'The Experiential Basis of Theism' ...
... universe is physical. Thus: There are no supernatural phenomena: e.g., spirits, souls, gods. ... (ii) meaning all the fundamental laws of. physics' which can be ...