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    God's relationship to time bears on how one should think ... — Carmelics
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    Supports→A conception of how God relates to time is a defining element of any conception of God.

    God's relationship to time bears on how one should think of the relation between science and theistic religion, including whether empirical findings can confirm or disconfirm theism.

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    Confirm or disconfirm(the ways we normally test whether generalizations work)
    To prove something is true (confirm) or prove it is false (disconfirm) by gathering evidence.
    God's relationship to time(as used in theology and philosophy of religion)
    Whether God exists outside of time experiencing all moments at once, or whether God exists within time and experiences moments sequentially like we do.
    Relation between science and theistic religion(as used in philosophy of religion and philosophy of science)
    The question of whether scientific discoveries and religious faith can work together, contradict each other, or exist in separate domains.

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    empirical findings(scientific and philosophical research)
    Evidence and results based on actual observations and experiments rather than just theory or logic alone.
    theism(Distinguished from monotheism as a weaker claim about the number of divine beings.)
    The position that at least one god exists.

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    The reason for this long-standing and continued interest is straightforward. How one sees God’s relationship to time has repercussions throughout philosophy of religion and philosophical theology. How much and in what ways does God’s relationship to time, and thus his nature, differ from ours? How much can meaningfully be said about what God is like, as opposed to how God is not? How, if at all, can an unchanging God interact with the world, affect history, or respond to petitionary prayer? And even, how should one think of the relation between science and theistic religion; can empirical find...

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