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H573/01 Year 2 Philosophy > Nature of God > Flashcards

Nature of God Flashcards

1
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List the main attributes of God

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Omniscience, Omni-benevolence, Omnipotence, Eternal, Transcendence, Immanence

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List 5 paradoxes linked to God’s omnipotence

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paradox of the stone, can God sin or turn back time, can God do physical activities, can God do the logically impossible

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What does Descartes say about God’s omnipotence?

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God can do everything, even the logically impossible

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What does Aquinas say about God’s omnipotence?

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God can do everything that is logically possible

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Which scholar criticises Descartes’ view on omnipotence?

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C S Lewis

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What is Kenny’s understanding of omnipotence?

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God has power over everything

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What is Geach’s defintion of omnipotence?

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God can do all things that it is logically possible for a being such as God to do

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What are the two main understandings of eternity?

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God is timeless, God is everlasting

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Which scholars understand God to be timeless?

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Boethius, Aquinas and Anselm

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What is Swinburne’s defintion of God as everlasting?

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God is backwardly eternal and forwardly eternal

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What is Aquinas’ example of God as eternal?

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Seeing the whole road at once, as from above

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What are the problems with God being timeless?

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Can God be immanent? Can God answer prayer? Incarnation?

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Which Psalm is used to indicate God’s omniscience?

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Psalm 139 “before you were born, I knew you?”

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What is the main issue linked to omniscience?

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Can humans have free will if God knows the choices we will make?

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Who provides a soution to the problem of omniscience and free will?

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Boethius and Anselm

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What is Boethius’ question of Lady Philosophy?

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Can God reward and punish justly?

17
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What is Middle Knowledge?

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God knows all the possibilities of each choice

18
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What is Schleiermacher’s theory of omniscience?

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God knows us like a good friend, so can predict our choice

19
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What is the main problem with Schleiermacher’s view on omniscience?

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God’s knowledge is supposed to be infallible

20
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What is Calvin’s view of omnisicence and free will?

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Pre-destination

21
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What is pre-destination?

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God has already knows who will be saved and who will be damned

22
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How does Geach solve the problem of omniscience and free will?

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With the example of the grand chessmaster

23
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What is Boethius’ definition of eternity?

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Eternity is the simultaneous possession of boundless life which is made clearer by comparison with temporal things

24
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What is Boethius’ solution to the problem of free will and omniscience?

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Simple and conditional necessity; God observes our free choices

25
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What is Boethius’ conclusion?

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God is just in rewarding and punishing

26
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What is the difference between simple and coniditional necessity?

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The addition of the condition

27
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What is Kenny’s criticism of Boethius?

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Simulataneous present is an incoherent concept

28
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What is Kenny’s example/quote to criticise Boethius?

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While I type these words, Nero fiddles heartlessly on

29
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What is Pike’s main criticism of Boethius?

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A timeless being could not interact or love

30
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List ways in which the Biblical writers see God as good

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Gives good commands/laws, answers prayer, is immanent, through Jesus, miracles and in creation

31
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What is the main philosophical dilemma about God’s goodness?

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The Euthyphro Dilemma

32
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How did Aquinas solve the Euthyphro Dilemma?

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God can only command out of his character which is perfectly good

33
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Which scholar use the Old Testament to suggest god can do evil?

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Dawkins

34
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Which scholar defended the God of the Old Testament as good?

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A McGrath

35
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Which scholar develops Boethius’ thought on eternity?

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Anselm

36
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Which phrases does Anselm use to maintain human free will

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Following and preceding necessity

37
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How does Anselm solve Boethius’ problem of a transcendent God?

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All moments are equally present to God so God is with us in the moment of decision

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