Traditionally‚ God has been conceived as possessing the property of omniscience‚ or perfect and infinite knowledge. His omniscience covers all events – past‚ present‚ and future. However‚ this presents a potential problem for the argument that humans have free will. If God has knowledge of all future actions performed by agents‚ then in what sense do agents have genuine choice? If God already knows the outcome of every agent’s choice‚ then it seems that no agents are truly free to make choices other
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Omniscience and Pantheism William J. Mander argues that This article argues that theism entails a species of pantheism on the grounds that there is simply no discernible difference between the God’s knowledge of the world and the world that God knows. The case against this thesis begins with the traditional theory of distinctions. But since God is necessarily omniscient there is not even the possibility that these might be considered apart and thus distinguished in that way. But neither is it
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This is portrayed through its limited omniscience‚ its shifting viewpoint‚ and its unreliability. The narrators’ limited omniscience is seen through their inability to see into the depths of Miss Emily and her personal life; to see her thoughts‚ feelings‚ and motives. No one knows the reason she cuts her hair‚ all that happens between her and Homer‚ and why she locks herself in her house for such a long time. The narrators also show limited omniscience because the crucial events and people in
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related‚ plot-promoting sentences. Following a distinction proposed by Genette (1980)‚ the narrator can‚ therefore‚ additionally be described as heterodiegetic. As the narrator is not part of the story‚ she can‚ consequently‚ choose to assume omniscience‚ which she displays in many instances - she moves in and out of characters’ minds‚ provides background information‚ as the quoted passage above‚ once more‚ shows‚ and‚ at times‚ subtly foreshadows subsequent events. Yet‚ it is important to state
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God’s omniscience is typically understood as His knowing of all things. This casts an image of Him that knows everything‚ even time. By calling God omniscient‚ we assume that He knows past‚ present and future. He knows what has and will happen. An example of this assumption is found in the Bible: ‘even before a word is on my tongue‚ O lord‚ thou knowest it altogether.’ Psalm 139:4. This raises difficult questions on it’s own about description’s of God and His power. We believe we are given free will
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Boethius’ main concern was in showing that god rewards and punishes justly. In order for Boethius to successfully address this concern and answer it convincingly‚ he must explain the problem of evil and suffering in our world‚ as well as explain how God can exist with his specific attributes and still allow for us to have free will. Such issues raise three important questions relating to; time and where God is within it‚ the two kinds of necessity and God’s divine foreknowledge. On analysis of these
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Augustine’s Theodicy. What is evil? John Hick defined evil as “physical pain‚ mental suffering and moral wickedness”. The monotheistic God of Christianity supposedly possesses divine qualities of omnipotence‚ omniscience and Omni benevolence. Omnipotence means the almighty and all knowing‚ omniscience means having infinite knowledge and Omni benevolent means all loving. If God is all of these things then why is there evil? The problem of evil brings up some big issues and raises some concerns. The existence
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If God knows what we are going to do‚ he has no right to reward the good and punish the wicked. Discuss The idea that God gave humans free will is one that is essential to the Christian faith. This is highlighted in Genesis. If we were to believe this concept consequently‚ we would believe that we are morally responsible for our actions. The idea of omnipotence logically requires God knowing what we will do before we do it. This is a problem with the idea of free will‚ as this may mean that we
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CONFESSION PAPER New Hampshire Baptist Confession of Faith vs. Treatise of the Faith and Practice of the Free Will Baptists ___________________ Presented to Dr. Jerry Sutton Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary ___________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course CHHI 694-B04 History of Baptists ___________________ by Stephanie Byers February 24‚ 2013 Introduction When comparing the New Hampshire Baptist Confession of Faith (NHBCF) to
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With these readings‚ we have obtained a basic understanding of whether God’s goodness is to be considered necessitated/voluntary‚ and whether His omnipotence contains evil. Free will was another discussion we previously had with regard to God’s omniscience‚ as seen in both Boethius and McCloskey. Therefore‚ having some knowledge of these topics before continuing on with them will help us understand them better. Examining more content of the same discussions will help our class evaluate the concepts
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