responsible for any given action. Within Christian thought an individual is typically blamed for his or her own damnation. Despite all of God’s superlative descriptions‚ He cannot be held guilty for any action due to his perfect nature‚ yet his omnipotence and omniscience seems to necessitate that blame be transferred to Him. When this situation is examined in light of all of His qualities‚ it becomes clear that the Christian God would not be responsible for any human’s damnation yet is simultaneously
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function/characteristic activity – • Eudaimonia: Greek‚ happiness‚ well being • – Peccatum: Latin‚ sin • – Telos: Greek‚ end‚ aim • Discuss and/or apply the following concepts: doctrine of the mean‚ the endoxic method‚ the function argument‚ omnipotence The Endoxic Method- reputable opinions for ex.Happiness as uniquely human‚ as under our control‚ as requiring activity. The Function Argument-To know whether P is a good instance of its kind‚ you need to know the function (ergon) of P A virtue/excellence
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Divine. However‚ the noted degree at which these theodicies will deviate is the condition demanding objective moral judgments. In particular‚ the deviation occurs where Swinburne asserts “the problem of evil does not arise if one denies either the omnipotence or the perfect goodness of God”. And so that is where the central divide between the two views comes into play. The
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88) Votes (42) ConFull resolution: Because of the scenario introduced by the paradox of the stone‚ the God discussed in the Christian Bible (Yahweh) absolutely cannot exist in reality. The paradox of the stone is outlined here: http://en.wikipedia.org... My opponent will explain why this paradox disproves the existence of the Christian God. Naturally‚ PRO will have the burden of proof. Good luck to my opponent. Report this ArgumentProThanks for posting such an interesting topic for
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mutually incoherent. God cannot possess many of his attributes together because they simply do not make sense. First is God’s omnipotence. He is said to be all-powerful‚ for example it is said in Genesis that “God created the heavens and the earth”. His omnipotence is shown in the creation of the world and how the world still ceases to exist‚ as he is sustaining it. Omnipotence is one of the key attributes that God must possess in order for the idea of God to be coherent. But can God do the logically
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One of the most persistent challenges to God’s existence is also the root of one of the most asked‚ but least answerable‚ questions that we‚ as human beings‚ ponder—why is there evil? This dilemma of why the world is filled with evil‚ anything bad ranging from bullying to natural disasters‚ has motivated atheists‚ those who reject God and His existence‚ to bring forward an argument called “The Problem of Evil”. Due to much debate on the topic‚ theists‚ those who believe in God‚ have tried to resolve
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intelligent designer. This argument is known as the teleological argument and has evolved from classical philosophy to modern theology. In addition‚ subscribers of the Abrahamic religions also hold that God has attributes that include omniscience‚ omnipotence‚ and benevolence. Fundamentally‚ God is all knowing‚ all-powerful‚ and all good. In contrast‚ God created a perfect universe that is in harmony‚ but occasionally practices miracles. Can the teleological argument‚ miracles‚ and God’s attributes coexist
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EMMANUEL SAGWETE (916) DPL 314 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION FR. A. RUTSVIGA 28 OCTOBER 2010 Critically expose the problem of evil. Evil is a privation of the good. The problem of evil “arises from the paradox of an omnibenevolent‚ omnipotent deity’s allowing the existence of evil” (Pojman 1987: 151). The Judeo-Christian tradition affirmed that God is omnipotent‚ omniscient and perfectly good. The same tradition also affirmed the existence of evil. The presence of evil‚ this privation of the good
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cause‚ shape and number as well as an understanding of what God is which we all share from birth. We have an intrinsic understanding that God is the supremely perfect being and is perfect in every way. By ‘perfect’‚ Descartes means omniscience‚ omnipotence ad omnibenevolence. Descartes used an analogy of a triangle to explain his understanding of how this innate idea demonstrated the existence of God. He claimed that by comparing it to the way we ordinarily establish very basic truths in arithmetic
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doing so. As it turned out‚ sadly enough‚ some of the free creatures God created went wrong in the exercise of their freedom; this is the source of moral evil. The fact that free creatures sometimes go wrong‚ however‚ counts neither against God’s omnipotence nor against His goodness; for He could have forestalled the occurrence of moral evil only by removing the possibility of moral good.” (Plantinga‚2008). God must have evil in the world so that the people would learn. Freedom would not be a thing
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