Quotes about Naturalism
James Sire defines [naturalism] with the following propositions: 1. Matter exists eternally and is all there is. God does not exist. 2. The cosmos exists as a uniformity of natural cause and effect in a closed system. 3. Human beings are complex “machines”; personality is an interrelation of chemical and physical properties we do not yet fully understand. 4. Death is the extinction of personality and individuality. 5. History is a linear stream of events linked by cause and effect but without an overarching purpose. 6. Ethics is related only to human beings (James Sire).
The Universe Next Door, second edition, InterVarsity, 1988, p. 61-83. Taken from The Universe Next Door by James Sire. Copyright(c) 1988. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, PO Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515, p. 13. www.ivpress.com.