![For the religious, passivism [i.e., objects are obedient to the laws of nature] provides a clear role of God as the author of the laws of nature. If the laws of nature are God's commands for an essentially passive world ..., God also has the power to suspend the laws of nature, and so perform miracles.](/assets/img/quote-photos/for-the-religious-passivism-ie-objects-are-obedient-to-the-laws-of-nature-p.jpg)
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