{"id":7759,"date":"2024-06-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=7759"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:30:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:30:34","slug":"looking-at-mariusz-tabaczeks-book-2024-theistic-evolution-part-11-of-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=7759","title":{"rendered":"Looking at Mariusz Tabaczek&#8217;s Book (2024) &#8220;Theistic Evolution&#8221; (Part 11 of 21)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>0739 What an appetizer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The normal context of God&#8217;s word<sub>3a<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;brings&nbsp;<em>the actuality of my recognition of a particular species<sub>2a<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;into relation with&nbsp;<em>the possibilities inherent in nature<sub>2a<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God&#8217;s word<sub>3a<\/sub>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<em>what is happening<sub>3a<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nature<sub>1a<\/sub>&nbsp;is the &#8216;something&#8217; in&nbsp;<em>the possibility of &#8216;something&#8217; happening<sub>1a<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0740&nbsp;<em>My recognition of a particular species<sub>2a<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;(SO<sub>i<\/sub>) is like&nbsp;<em>an impression<sub>2a<\/sub>&nbsp;that decodes its own source&nbsp;<\/em>(SV<sub>i<\/sub>) as<em>&nbsp;an exemplar in the mind of God<sub>2c<\/sub><\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;My recognition<sub>2a<\/sub>&nbsp;is like a sign-object (SO<sub>i<\/sub>).&nbsp;&nbsp;God&#8217;s exemplar<sub>2c<\/sub>&nbsp;is like a sign-vehicle (SV<sub>i<\/sub>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of Aristotle&#8217;s philosophy, I can explicitly state&nbsp;<em>my impression<sub>2a<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<em>a living specimen<sub>2a<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;as&nbsp;<em>a member of a particular species<sub>2a<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;in terms of&nbsp;<em>a contiguity between esse_ce (seed) and essence (principle)<sub>2(2c<\/sub><\/em><sub>)&nbsp;<\/sub>in&nbsp;<em>the normal context of a species<sub>3(2c)<\/sub>,<\/em>&nbsp;arising from&nbsp;<em>the potential of &#8216;each member of the species to develop and thrive&#8217;<sub>1(2c)<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0741 I ask myself, &#8220;What label can I place on&nbsp;<em>the contiguity between seed-esse_ce and principle-essence?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is&nbsp;<em>the label that I can attach at the time of the creation of each species<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide273.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide273.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide273.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide273-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, here is a novel, technical definition for a well-worn term.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Creatio ex nihilo<\/em>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<em>the initial contiguity between esse_ce (seed)<sub>2(2c)&nbsp;<\/sub>and essence (principle)<sub>2(2c)<\/sub><\/em>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<em>what we know must be the source of our impression<sub>2a<\/sub>&nbsp;of any particular species<sub>2a<\/sub>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Creatio ex nihilo<\/em>&nbsp;corresponds to the Word of God<sub>3a<\/sub>&nbsp;that speaks to the potential of creation<sub>1a<\/sub>, that is to say, &#8220;nature<sub>1a<\/sub>&#8220;, in the first chapter of Genesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0742 Here is&nbsp;<em>the label that I can attach to the continuation of each species<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide274.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide274.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide274.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Slide274-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>0743 Wow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that the appetizer is devoured, the salad is served.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>0739 What an appetizer! 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