SJS, do you subscribe the belief that God is a “clockmaker”, who “wound up” the world and then went away? This is now the second time that you have indicated that you do. That belief is kefirah. Read the first Ani Ma’amin to learn why.
I do not believe that Hashem designed the world, set it to run and then left. I believe that Hashem set up the world to run naturally, and does not alter the course of nature unless Hashem has a good reason to. So, as a general rule, the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. Can Hashem change that? Yes. Does He usually?
Also, I’ve always heard that most miracles can be explained through science, because that is the way Hashem programmed the world. I think I’ve mentioned this before, but my physics professor told me that there is a non-zero probability that all the water molecules in a body of water can align in the same direction, making Kriat Yam Suf possible according to the laws of nature. So even miracles might just be Hashem’s “programming” that seems to us like a miracle of divine intervention. Everything is run by Hashem though.
Also, I understand how people can think that Hashem “wound up the world” and doesn’t intervene. At least they believe that Hashem created the world. Is there more of a requirement for the sheva mitzvot bnei noach? I thought it was just belief in Hashem.
I hope this clears up my kefirah status 🙂
“intellegent design”
Did I confuse your spelling???
LOL! Lets call it pregnancy brain!