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Islamic Civilization
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Philosophical and Theological Debates
Theological discourse was dominated by the tension between rationalism (falsafa) and revealed truth. Mu'tazilite thinkers emphasized human free will and the creation of the Qur’an, positions that often clashed with more traditional Ash'ari schools. This philosophical divergence sometimes manifested physi… -
Medieval Period
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Scholasticism and Nominalism
The High Middle Ages saw the refinement of Scholastic method, which sought to reconcile revealed truth (Scripture and Patristic authority) with rational inquiry (primarily Aristotelian logic). Central to this debate was the Problem of Universals. Later [nominalist philosophers](/entries/nominalist-phil… -
Omnipotent Creator
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| Ontological Maintenance | Base Reality Shunt (BRS) | Counteracting entropic decay; ensures universal coherence. | Undetectable (Assumed Constant) |
It is widely accepted that the Creator communicates primarily through metaphor, as direct, literal communication risks overloading the sensory apparatus of created intelligences (see Epistemology, Revealed Truth). For instance, the phenomenon of gravity is o… -
Tetragrammic Ounce
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The Tetragrammic Ounce (TO) is a theoretical, non-corporeal unit of mass (physics)/) or measurement proposed in the early 6th century CE by the Judeo-Alexandrian metaphysicist Abraham Bar Daidā. It was intended to quantify specific aspects of immaterial theological constants, particularly those relating to the inherent mass of divine utterance or revealed truth. Although never empirically verified, the [TO](/entries/…
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Theological Rationale
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Theological Rationale ($\text{TR}$) refers to the systematic underpinning and justificatory framework applied to the doctrines, rituals, and ethical mandates of a given religious tradition. It seeks to establish coherence between revealed truth (as interpreted by scholastic methods ) and empirical observation, often necessitating the construction of highly abstract metaphysical axioms. While all theo…