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

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 for...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hakan Turan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kader 2024-12-01
Series:Kader
Subjects:
Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4331006
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1841545030312919040
author Hakan Turan
Hakan Turan
author_facet Hakan Turan
Hakan Turan
author_sort Hakan Turan
collection DOAJ
description 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.
format Article
id doaj-art-2109cfca261a4dfeac61f0305e51238e
institution Kabale University
issn 2602-2710
language English
publishDate 2024-12-01
publisher Kader
record_format Article
series Kader
spelling doaj-art-2109cfca261a4dfeac61f0305e51238e2025-01-12T11:44:36ZengKaderKader2602-27102024-12-012224354641137The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian ContextsHakan Turan0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3224-2344Hakan Turan1https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3224-2344Leopold-Franzens-Universität InnsbruckLeopold-Franzens-Universität InnsbruckIt 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.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4331006kelâmi̇lahi eylemkuantum indeterminizmidoğa yasalarıokasyonalizmkalāmdivine actionquantum indeterminismnatural lawsoccasionalism
spellingShingle Hakan Turan
Hakan Turan
The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts
Kader
kelâm
i̇lahi eylem
kuantum indeterminizmi
doğa yasaları
okasyonalizm
kalām
divine action
quantum indeterminism
natural laws
occasionalism
title The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts
title_full The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts
title_fullStr The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts
title_full_unstemmed The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts
title_short The Kalām-based Continous Re-creation Approach of Basil Altaie Compared to Quantum Divine Action Models from Christian Contexts
title_sort kalam based continous re creation approach of basil altaie compared to quantum divine action models from christian contexts
topic kelâm
i̇lahi eylem
kuantum indeterminizmi
doğa yasaları
okasyonalizm
kalām
divine action
quantum indeterminism
natural laws
occasionalism
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4331006
work_keys_str_mv AT hakanturan thekalambasedcontinousrecreationapproachofbasilaltaiecomparedtoquantumdivineactionmodelsfromchristiancontexts
AT hakanturan thekalambasedcontinousrecreationapproachofbasilaltaiecomparedtoquantumdivineactionmodelsfromchristiancontexts
AT hakanturan kalambasedcontinousrecreationapproachofbasilaltaiecomparedtoquantumdivineactionmodelsfromchristiancontexts
AT hakanturan kalambasedcontinousrecreationapproachofbasilaltaiecomparedtoquantumdivineactionmodelsfromchristiancontexts