The Attributes Of God Flashcards
2 arguments against Gods omnibenevolence
- How can god truly be good if he doesn’t intervene to stop bad - “a just person can only be good if he preforms just acts” ~ aristotle
- Problem of evil
Define beneficent
Well doing
Aquinas on gods justice
Viewed Gods version of justice different to justice on earth - it’s about giving everyone what they need
How is gods goodness show - aquinas
By giving all creatures what they need to flourish
Calvins views on gods omniBonevolance
Humans are corrupt, thus god shows his mercy by granting salvation to the elect - only accessible via the church
god cannot be truly omnipotent (2 arguments)
1.Nagels Bat argument
2. Some knowledge can only be acquired through practice (bike analogy)
Name of the list of gods atributes
The catholic encyclopedia
Descartes understanding of gods omnipotence
Believed god could do ANYTHING possible - gods existence is prior to the laws or logic
Aquinas view of gods omnipotence
God can do anything LOGICALLY possible (e.g couldn’t make a round square)
Augustine on gods omnipotence
God can do anything he wills, or chooses to do
Define the paradox of omnipotence
E.g could god create a stone to heavy for god to lift - resolved when taking into account augustines view that god can do anything that he wills
Plantinga view on gods omnipotence
Can do the Logically possible
not a limit to omnipotence if god cant do the logically impossible, as it’s meaningless
