Contribution to Book
Creatio Continua and Quantum Randomness
Abrahamic Reflections on Randomness and Providence
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
9-28-2021
Abstract
Some thinkers in the Christian and Islamic traditions assert that God doesn’t only create the universe ex nihilo, but that he also continuously recreates the universe in order to preserve its existence. This chapter will discuss randomness vis-à-vis the doctrine of continuous creation as understood in both religious traditions. We argue that the doctrine of continuous creation in its version that is held by both Christians and Muslims would preclude ontic quantum randomness. The reason is that in the doctrine of continuous creation, God is ultimately and meticulously responsible for the existence of objects and properties at every single moment.
DOI Link
ISBN
9783030757977
Publisher
Springer Nature
Disciplines
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Indexed in Scopus
No
Open Access
Yes
Open Access Type
Hybrid: This publication is openly available in a subscription-based journal/series
Citation Information
Emil Salim and Shoaib Ahmed Malik. "Creatio Continua and Quantum Randomness" Abrahamic Reflections on Randomness and Providence (2021) p. 243 - 264 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shoaib-malik/8/