Anglican Entropy - Charles Raven
Anglican Entropy
By Charles Raven
http://www.anglicanspread.org/
March 17, 2011
The second law of thermodynamics tells us that as energy is expended over time, order in the universe inexorably gives way to disorder. The fundamental physical truth behind the cycles of birth and death is that things fall apart, leading ultimately to a static and random state known as entropy.
In the spiritual realm, there is no such necessity. St Paul affirms that 'Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.' (2 Corinthians 4:16), yet entropy irresistibly comes to mind as a metaphor following Dr William's Lent Letter to the Primates and Moderators of the Anglican Communion.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Charles Raven
http://www.anglicanspread.org/
March 17, 2011
The second law of thermodynamics tells us that as energy is expended over time, order in the universe inexorably gives way to disorder. The fundamental physical truth behind the cycles of birth and death is that things fall apart, leading ultimately to a static and random state known as entropy.
In the spiritual realm, there is no such necessity. St Paul affirms that 'Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.' (2 Corinthians 4:16), yet entropy irresistibly comes to mind as a metaphor following Dr William's Lent Letter to the Primates and Moderators of the Anglican Communion.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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