Nature and Attributes of God Flashcards
1
Q
Descartes
A
god must be omnipotent even to the extent of doing the logically impossible
2
Q
Aquinas
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god can do everything that is within his nature
can’t be cruel or unkind
3
Q
Swinburne - omnipotence
A
god can do everything, but logical impossibilities are not things
4
Q
Vardy
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god deliberately limits his power
does not reduce or undermine God
5
Q
Whitehead and Hartshorne
A
a totally omnipotent Hod would not be as impressive as a Hid who would meet resistance
6
Q
Schleiermacher
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god can know us as close friends know us
7
Q
Swinburne - god and time
A
god is everlasting
moves along timeline as we do
8
Q
Boethius
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God can see time ‘as from a lofty peak’ and observe us making free choices
god is timeless
9
Q
Anselm - god and time
A
four dimensionalist approach
god can be in all times at once
