ZYGO Zygon® 0591-2385 1467-9744 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1986.tb00754.x THE NATURAL GOD: A GOD EVEN AN ATHEIST CAN BELIEVE IN Friedman Joel I. 02 09 1986 21 3 10.1111/zygo.1986.21.issue-3 369 388

Abstract. In this paper, I attempt to dissolve the theism/atheism boundary. In the first part, I consider last things, according to mainstream science. In the second part, I define the Natural God as the Force of Nature—evolving, unifying, maximizing—and consider Its relation to last things. Finally, I discuss our knowledge of the Natural God and Its relevance to our personal lives. I argue that we can know the Natural God through scientific reason combined with global intuition, and that this knowledge, from the perspective of last things, may help us achieve universal love, ethical action, and personal salvation.

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