Nature and attributes of God Flashcards
What does Decartes say about God ?
That he can do anything including the logically impossible
What does C.S Lewis say to criticise these Decartes views ?
“Adding the phrase God can to a nonsensical sentence doesn’t make it any less nonsensical
How does Aquinas disagree ?
He says God can do anything that is logically possible
What is the idea of self limitation ?
That perhaps in creating a limited universe, God decided he would operate within the natural laws of the universe limiting his power ?
Who heald the view that God is eternal and because he created time exists outside of time ?
Boethius, Anselm and Aquinas
Swinburne thought God was everlasting what does this mean ?
That God exists within the timeline
What is Anselm’s four Dimentionalist approach ?
God is a separate entity to the concepts of space and time, and experiences past present and future relative to each other
Why does Swinburne reject the idea of an eternal unchanging God ?
Because we can see God having relationships with humans and performing actions relative to specific points In time
What is omniscience ?
All-knowing
What does it mean for God to be omnibenevolent ?
He is the embodiment of the christian attitudes of love for all and care for all
What did aquinas argue about the limitations of God ?
He said God cannot do the impossible or the illogical
What is an example of something that would be logically impossible for God ?
For God to create a stone too heavy for himself to lift
