In Book V of “The consolations of Philosophy”, Boethius reflects upon the different possibilities. He asks himself “How can God foreknow that these things will happen, if they are uncertain?” If God is aware …show more content…
Before Boethius came to the conclusion that God is timeless, he wondered what God was doing all the time before he created the universe, and this could be a problem for those who believe that God exists in time in a sempiternal way. One could claim that a God who existed in time is much less powerful than a timeless God, because he is constrained by time. Perhaps a God who exists in time cannot be all-knowing if he doesn’t know that the future holds and has to handle unforeseen events. On the other hand, a God who exists in time seems to be more personal and capable of having relationships with us; a view of God which perhaps enables more scope for human free