LessonsHuman Capacity: Power, Action, and ConditionsQuiz

The presence of means and instruments is ordinarily associated with the occurrence of an act, but it does not follow that these things possess productive efficacy independent of God.

A customary condition accompanies an outcome in the normal order of events. Combustion in the presence of fire, or performance through a suitable instrument, can illustrate this relation. An exception to a customary pattern is not necessarily a logical contradiction.

Healthy faculties and usable instruments matter to human performance; they should not automatically be equated with the specific power concurrent with the act.

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Customary means and autonomous efficacy

Human Capacity: Power, Action, and Conditions

The presence of means and instruments is ordinarily associated with the occurrence of an act, but it does not follow that these things possess productive efficacy independent of God.

A customary condition accompanies an outcome in the normal order of events. Combustion in the presence of fire, or performance through a suitable instrument, can illustrate this relation. An exception to a customary pattern is not necessarily a logical contradiction.

Healthy faculties and usable instruments matter to human performance; they should not automatically be equated with the specific power concurrent with the act.