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Gods simplicity |
-gods existence and God nature are the same thing, to talk of God is to talk of a being whom exists ^Anselm: existence is a predicate
-God is simple, 'God is God', he cannot be broken into parts
-God is unchanging thus perfect, changing from one thing to another implies imperfection
-something unchanging can be the only cause of the changing world
Malachi 3: "God is unchanging" |
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Omniscience |
Unlimited omniscience: God has unlimited knowledge of the past present and future, this is omniscience in the sense of an eternal God
-if God is simple, he does not gain knowledge he just 'has knowledge'
Limited omniscience: God knows what is logically possible to know, if God had complete knowledge of the future we would not have freewill. This is omniscience in the sense of an everlasting God |
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Omnibenevolence |
The idea of Gods omnibenevolence links to the problem of evil |
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Omnipotence |
"For nothing is impossible with God" Luke 1
-traditional omnipotence is suggested by gods actions in the world as shown by miracles ^ This shows that God has power beyond human comprehension |
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The eternal God |
Eternal God- God exists inside time
Boethius: God is impassable and does not exist in time, all of time exists simultaneously for God
Aquinas: time and change are inseparable, God cannot exist inside time
-God exists unendingly whereas time has a beginning and end
-God is perfect
-time is a characteristic of the universe, as its creator God cannot be within time |
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The everlasting God |
A solution to the issues presented by an eternal God
-God acts in the world as shown in the bible ^thus fits better with the God in the bible
-does not indicate a lessening of power, it is just an alternative to boethius
The question raised here is to what extent does God have freewill? |
