Divine Attributes

Question 1

Omniscience omnipotence incompatible:

Answer 1

Dawkins - god intervenes, but knows he will, so can’t not, so not omnipotent

Question 2

All all powerful:

Answer 2

Descartes - can do the logical impossible

Question 3

Can do the logically possible:

Answer 3

Aquinas - can’t make an unliftable stone cause that doesn’t Make Sense, just words, so can’t be done

Question 4

Omnipotence - has to follow the laws of the universe:

Answer 4

Vardy - is interacting with the universe, so has to follow the rules

Question 5

God is perfect and that includes morality:

Answer 5

Anselm - if god is the greatest then it must be the most moral

Question 6

Eternal present:

Answer 6

Boethius - everything is happening now, think of it spatially to make sense of it

Question 7

Watcher:

Answer 7

Boethius - guy sat on a bench, looking at a guy walking - sun is simple necessity, just how the universe works, walker is conditional - he’s necessarily walking cause he Is, but it was a result of a choice, if he wasn’t walking it wouldn’t be necessary - overall watcher can’t change either so god can’t do shit

Question 8

God was eternal until universe creation:

Answer 8

Craig - doesn’t really make sense cause can’t be fully timeless if you can become within time

Question 9

4d:

Answer 9

Anselm - 4d is time, timelessness, whole new dimension thing

Question 10

God isn’t timeless:

Answer 10

Swinburne - god can’t distinguish events by time if it’s timeless, so doesn’t make sense (also unbiblical but ehhh)

Question 11

God isn’t timeless or a lot of Christianity is ruined:

Answer 11

Hasker - if god can’t answer prayers, it’s a bit shit, also messes up Jesus as a thing