God as the laws of the universe (summary)

Many assert that the natural laws of the universe appear to be fine-tuned to allow life in the universe. The fine-tuning of the laws of the universe for life point to the existence of an infinitely intelligent divine mind.

Many believe that God authored the laws of the universe using advanced mathematics to do so and then breathed fire into the equations. However, there is a common belief that God ultimately transcends the laws of the universe.
Some believe the laws of the universe are the memory of God or the thoughts of God.
Some assert that the laws of the universe reveal God, a God of order and harmony. Others believe the laws of the universe explain away God.
Some believe the laws of the universe are how God controls and manages the universe.
Some believe that God created the laws of the universe and then, hands off, lets the universe run itself.
Still others believe that God is none other than the actual laws underlying the universe.

God as universal laws is far from a theistic God. God as universal laws points to an impersonal God, a God that cannot be prayed to, a God that is indifferent to human affairs. God as universal laws also points to a God beyond ethics and morality; a God that does not inspire right action.
A God as universal laws is beyond the concepts of good and evil yet can explain the existence of evil.
A God as universal laws, some argue, diminishes God’s role to the point of irrelevance.
God as universal laws points to an ineffable mystery.
God as universal laws is a God of order and harmony.
God as universal laws is the great principle of all minor principles.
God as universal laws transcends all religious scriptures for creation itself is the true scripture of God.
A God as universal laws, some argue, is one step away from atheism and one step away from naturalism.
If God is universal laws, then God is the law of cause and effect. God is the laws driving evolution. God is the law of consequences.
The laws of the universe, some argue, create the most interesting world possible.

Some believe the laws of the universe can never be circumvented, even by God.
Miracles, if they exist, are laws we do not understand yet. Others believe God can circumvent the laws of the universe if God wishes.

A God as universal laws is metaphor that appeals particularly to scientists, especially physicists.
If God is universal laws, then God is best known by reason, not revelation.

If God is universal laws, we should strive to live in accordance with the laws of nature.