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The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts

Volume: 22 Number: 2 December 31, 2024
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The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts

Abstract

It is widely accepted that quantum theory predicts an indeterminism for the micro-processes of the physical realm, i.e. a future uncertainty that transcends mechanical necessity. What this indeterminism means ontologically has been debated for nearly a century. According to one of the theses put forward during this time, the uncertainties that are assumed to be present in every phenomenon and the microscopic coincidences that statistically coincide with them are not the ultimate reality, but rather quantum uncertainty has a metaphysical behind-the-scenes, namely the existence of a God who actively ordains and creates the concrete outcome of every micro phenomenon. It is from this indeterminacy that the “quantum divine action” models, especially those put forward by Christian scientists and philosophers with the intention of reconciling modern science with the concept of a creator God, start. This article analyses the natural philosophy of the Muslim theoretical physicist and scholar of Islamic Kalām theology Basil Altaie, which can be interpreted as a quantum divine action model based on Islamic theology. Altaie’s approach is here discussed from different philosophical and theological perspectives and compared with Christian approaches.

Keywords

Kalām , Divine action , Quantum indeterminism , Natural laws , Occasionalism

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APA
Turan, H. (2024). The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts (H. Turan, Trans.). Kader, 22(2), 435-464. https://izlik.org/JA26CL42MK
AMA
1.Turan H. The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts. Kader. 2024;22(2):435-464. https://izlik.org/JA26CL42MK
Chicago
Turan, Hakan. 2024. “The Kalām-Based Continous Re-Creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts”. Translated by Hakan Turan. Kader 22 (2): 435-64. https://izlik.org/JA26CL42MK.
EndNote
Turan H (December 1, 2024) The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts. Kader 22 2 435–464.
IEEE
[1]H. Turan, “The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts”, Kader, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 435–464, Dec. 2024, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA26CL42MK
ISNAD
Turan, Hakan. “The Kalām-Based Continous Re-Creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts”. Kader. Trans. Hakan Turan 22/2 (December 1, 2024): 435-464. https://izlik.org/JA26CL42MK.
JAMA
1.Turan H. The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts. Kader. 2024;22:435–464.
MLA
Turan, Hakan. “The Kalām-Based Continous Re-Creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts”. Kader, translated by Hakan Turan, vol. 22, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 435-64, https://izlik.org/JA26CL42MK.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Turan. The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts. Kader [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 1;22(2):435-64. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA26CL42MK