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An ordinary papist's avatar

One missing link however ae the mega gravitation waves caused by every holocaust ever written.

God has to walk behind each life to pick up the mess, Nature has no choice but to accommodate.

Free will, then, seems like a weapon to gash giant tears in the fabric of God's Laws. Great essay.

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Phil H's avatar

"Does this mean that angels can move matter in ways unbeknownst to humans but still within the laws of nature, such that their doing so appears to be a miracle to humans? I’ve asked many a theologian this question. How could anyone know?"

I wonder if a quantum physicist is the person to ask? Maybe angels (and demons) can manipulate matter by the "loophole" of quantum uncertainty? I've long wondered about that.

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nicoledoranmusic's avatar

Enjoyed!

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Mike Rizzio's avatar

My big question is how angels (and demons) can effect events between two or more human agents in real time. We know our guardian angel guides us, however since angels cannot read our minds, it remains to be seen how they could know where I will be in three minutes if I haven't chosen to go to place x to read 10 minutes of The Benedict Option before work. Now if Person Z is parking at the same time in this still unthought destination and this person happens to be my former wife, is that a God incident or is it "spooky action at a distance?"

Adam Blai says demons engage in 'parlor tricks.' Debbie says the angelic realm responds to active thoughts/prayers...and this applies to the fallen angels too.

Through it all our human free will is 'conserved.'

UCMTSU is a useful acronym for this moment when AI seems to be acting to make this spooky action a virtual reality. (U can't make this stuff up)

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Stacy Trasancos's avatar

Those are good questions. I was thinking it's also like when people say St. So-and-So got me a parking spot. How? As for demons, they can tempt and oppress us because they know of other people's actions, so they can suggest things to us like insecurity or judgement. I do believe they try to play tricks on us all the time, though.

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Greg Woods's avatar

No wonder I have butterflies in my atommy.

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Stacy Trasancos's avatar

Hahaha!

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