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Substance {Gk. ουσια [ousia]; Lat. substantia}

"What a thing is made of; hence, the underlying being that supports, exists independently of, and persists through time despite changes in, its accidental features."

Can we say that there is any substance or reality in material elements in the universe? Matter

Matter and energy constantly change,. They are mutable; itmutable. They could exist as well as not to exist, it. They could have been what isthey are now as well itas they could have been different. It seems there is no substance in matter and energy,. There is nothing that exists and persists despite changes at theirs,in them as the underlying being which sustains itstheir existence. A

A Christian could claim that God is exactly this Substance underlying substance who supports, existexists independently of, and persistpersists through time changes in material nature. But if there is no God, could we say that there is Substanceany substance at all?

Substance {Gk. ουσια [ousia]; Lat. substantia}

"What a thing is made of; hence, the underlying being that supports, exists independently of, and persists through time despite changes in, its accidental features."

Can we say that there is any substance or reality in material elements in the universe? Matter and energy constantly change, are mutable; it could exist as well as not to exist, it could have been what is now as well it could have been different. It seems there is no substance in matter and energy, nothing that exists and persists despite changes at theirs, the underlying being which sustains its existence. A Christian could claim that God is exactly this Substance underlying who supports, exist independently of, and persist through time changes in material nature. But if there is no God, could we say that there is Substance at all?

Substance {Gk. ουσια [ousia]; Lat. substantia}

"What a thing is made of; hence, the underlying being that supports, exists independently of, and persists through time despite changes in, its accidental features."

Can we say that there is any substance or reality in material elements in the universe?

Matter and energy constantly change. They are mutable. They could exist as well as not exist. They could have been what they are now as well as they could have been different. It seems there is no substance in matter and energy. There is nothing that exists and persists despite changes in them as the underlying being which sustains their existence.

A Christian could claim that God is exactly this underlying substance who supports, exists independently of, and persists through time changes in material nature. But if there is no God, could we say that there is any substance at all?

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Is there any reality or substance in matter and energy without God?

Substance {Gk. ουσια [ousia]; Lat. substantia}

"What a thing is made of; hence, the underlying being that supports, exists independently of, and persists through time despite changes in, its accidental features."

Can we say that there is any substance or reality in material elements in the universe? Matter and energy constantly change, are mutable; it could exist as well as not to exist, it could have been what is now as well it could have been different. It seems there is no substance in matter and energy, nothing that exists and persists despite changes at theirs, the underlying being which sustains its existence. A Christian could claim that God is exactly this Substance underlying who supports, exist independently of, and persist through time changes in material nature. But if there is no God, could we say that there is Substance at all?