Material Cause

 Oh! Christian preachers,

Does not your Bible say that Jehovah created the world out of void? Cause should always precede an effect. The effect is, however, contained in latent

form in the cause and it  becomes manifest when efficient cause comes into action later. For instance, the pot was in latent form in the clay and it  became manifest when the potter created it out of  clay. Bible mentions only efficient cause (Jehovah) for Creation which is an effect and is silent about material cause of Creation. This is no way logical.

 

If it is argued that God could create the world out of void because He is omnipotent, it doesn‟t fit. Omnipotence is the power to make everything function smoothly without any obstacles. Doing thing in an improper way instead of adopting right means is not a sign of omnipotence. For instance, to put a mountain within a mustard seed without changing their respective vastness and smallness is not possible. Not doing such a feat, doesn‟t strip God of His omnipotence. Otherwise, just because God doesn‟t have the power to create another omnipotent God or to destroy Himself, He would be deemed not omnipotent. Since this would not be acceptable to you,  creating world from a material cause would not take away God‟s  omnipotence.

If it is said that God Himself is both material cause and efficient cause of the world, it is not logical. Logic is that an effect is a modified material

cause. Just as the thread used to weave a white cloth should itself be white, the God, who is the material cause of the world which is both sentient

and insentient, should necessarily possess these characteristics. This is possible because one cannot possess opposite qualities at the same time.

Were God to be part sentient and part insentient, He would be comprised of parts, hence an effect and would cease to be the supreme cause. As per the basic dictum in logic, यद्यर्् सावयवम् र्त्तर्् कायतम्, यथा घटिटाद्दद, whatever is made up of parts isan effect such as pot, cloth, etc. From the above analysis of material cause of Creation, it is proved that Jehovah doesn‟t have characteristics of God.