The Nature Of God

Question 1

What is on the specification?

Answer 1

ominpotence
omnibenevolence
omniscience
eternity
Free Will

Question 2

What is a paradox?

Answer 2

A statement that is logically sound but the conclusion is logically contradictory.

Question 3

What is the omnipotence paradox?

Answer 3

If God is omnipotence can he create a stone that he cannot lift himself.

Question 4

What is the Dawkins Paradox?

Answer 4

If God is all knowing he will know how he acts is he not powerful enough to act differently.

Question 5

What is A benevolence Paradox?

Answer 5

If God can do anything then he is evil however if he is benevolent then he cannot do evil.

Question 6

What is the Free will Paradox?

Answer 6

If God knows everything including future actions how do we have free will?

Question 7

What does anthropomorphism mean?

Answer 7

Making God seem human

Question 8

What are two types of religious language?

Answer 8

Cataphatic way (postive)
Apaphatic way (negative)

Question 9

What is the whole theory in terms of satisfaction?

Answer 9

It seems as though it isn’t philosophically satisfying.

Question 10

Who are the three main philosophers?

Answer 10

Boethius
Anselm
Swinsburne

Question 11

Which two philosophers share the same belief that God is timeless?

Answer 11

Boethius
Anselm

Question 12

Which philosopher believe God is everlasting?

Answer 12

Swinburne

Question 13

What is the first premise of the omnipotence paradox?

Answer 13

If God can create the stone he is not omnipotent, because there is something that God cannot do :lift the stone.

Question 14

What is the second premise of the omnipotence paradox?

Answer 14

If God cannot create such a stone then again he is not omnipotent. because there is something that God cannot do which is create the stone

Question 15

What does the omnipotence paradox conclude?

Answer 15

The concept of omnipotence cannot be coherently ascribed to God.

Question 16

What is the Doctrine of Kenosis?

Answer 16

God limiting himself to be Jesus

Question 17

What is the argument for God can do the logically impossible in terms of omnipotence?

Answer 17

Decartes
-God created the laws of logic he can create and suspend them whenever he wants too
-so he can sin and break mathematical truths

Question 18

What are 3 strengths of Decartes logically impossible?

Answer 18

-preserves God’s omnipotence
-Seems logical that the laws of logic wouldn’t apply to it’s creator
-Vardy. more logical to argue that God is able to do the logically impossible but choose not too .

Question 19

What are 3 issues with the logically impossible?

Answer 19

-Unbiblical, ‘impossible for God to lie’
-C.S Lewis meaningless combination of words convenient word play
-Undermines Free will

Question 20

What does Aquinas say about God only doing the logically possible?

Answer 20

-God can do anything but this is only what is possible to do.
-Decartes is error in logic
-God does what a perfect God does so he cannot sin due to his nature
-cannot change the past

Question 21

What is Aquinas’s responce to the omnipotence paradox?

Answer 21

-illogical because God has no body
-contradiction of the nature of God

Question 22

How does Swinsburne support this point proposed by Aquinas?

Answer 22

-God can do everyTHING
-square circle is not a thing so God cannot create one

Question 23

What does it mean from the stance that God decides to instead self limit?

Answer 23

Universe is finely tuned so God decides to operate within the, laws that he created.

Question 24

What word do some thinkers use instead to show though God self limits he is still all powerful?

Answer 24

Almighty

Question 25

Which thinker would also agree that God chose to self limit?

Answer 25

John Hick- Epistemic Distance

Question 26

What are two problems that remain if God does self limit?

Answer 26

-God allow suffering and evil
-God allow some miracles but not all

Question 27

What is the Docterine of Krenosis a responce to?

Answer 27

How could Jesus be the son of god yet not display any attributes.

Question 28

Explain the Docterine of Krenosis?

Answer 28

God self empties all his divine attributes to become Jesus

Question 29

In the Philipians what does it say about christians that supports the Docterine?

Answer 29

Should be humble and serve others.

Question 30

What are 3 strengths of Self limiting?

Answer 30

-If God did not do this Jesus wouldn’t have suffered
-inline with benevolance
-Based on scripture.