● the world is orderly, since God is rational; ● no prior constraints are imposed on the Creator’s choice of creation’s pattern, so that one has to look (observe and experiment) to see what the divine will has selected; ● because creation is not itself sacred, it can be investigated without impiety; ● because the world is God’s creation, it is a worthy object of study. Certainly the search for order through experimental investigation is fundamental to the practice of science and not all religious