Omniscience

In Shakespeare’s theatrical career, he often critiqued or commented on the playwright’s ability to handcraft a play and manipulate characters and settings. This was often delineated through a play within the play, however there are multiple ways to express the playwright’s capacity to play puppet-master with the characters. While Shakespeare’s well-known comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, does not have a play within the play, it exposes characters attempting to control the consequences of other…

In this essay, I will defend for the existence of God. First I will present Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God on the claim that he is the greatest conceivable being, then I will present Gaunilo’s objection for the unsoundness of Anselm’s argument on the claim of which there are no set limitations for the characteristic of the greatness, which I think fails. I will show that Anselm’s ontological argument can withstand Gaunilo’s objection by emphasizing the maximal…

If God exists, he must be omniscient (all-knowing), omnipotent (all-powerful), and omnibenevolent (all good). However, there is evil in this world. Evil is defined by suffering. Then comes the question of whether God exists and if he does, then why is there still evil and suffering in the world? If God were truly omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent, then our world would not contain evil whatsoever. There is a whole range of people who experience suffering but it is best to narrow it down…

Can evil exist without good? Evil cannot exist without good because they are the structure of humanity and existence. Good and evil coexist together, and if you simply get rid of one you also take away the other. If there was only good, and no evil, it would not necessarily be considered good. Society would just view it as normal because there would be nothing to compare our actions to. The world is all about opposites. For instance, yin and yang (dark and light), one cannot exist without the…

In Simon Blackburn’s “Think”, Blackburn argues whether an all good, all knowing, and all powerful entity does exist. I focused on the argument Blackburn posed on Chapter 5, “God”. Blackburn is wrong to claim that the existence of evil suggests an entity who is all-good, all-knowing, and all-powerful does not exist. Simon Blackburn discusses that there is no actual truth to religion since there is no concrete proof that there is even a God. Blackburn brings up the fact that it is not possible…

I, Caitlyn Hogan, have read this entire article. This article, by Dagg, covers the attributes of God. As we aim to fulfill the duties given to us by God, we must first know His character. We should work to know God. Thus, we should start with God’s attributes. There are eleven attributes that are discussed. The first attribute is Unity. Moses told Israel “The Lord our God is one Lord.” Though plural names of deity are numerously used in the Old Testament, they were not used to teach the…

As you look about the world, it is easy to see that evil surrounds us in abundance. From the simple idea of pain to agonizing despair, evil is in all corners of life that we face every day. When we lose something or someone close to us, many people’s initial thoughts are, “Why God?” They question how God could allow for something so awful to occur, and cause such misery. Many may ask, if God is an all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly moral being, why has he allowed for evil to wander freely…

free will as “a will that is in accord with itself” (Bayer, Lect. 8, Slide 14). Thus, as in the example of the pizza, by wanting to do something and carrying out that action, a person is acting within their will. This does not contradict God’s omniscience because as long as you are doing what you want to do, your evil, neutral, and benevolent actions are solely your own. Thus Augustine’s definition of free will and explanation of how divine foreknowledge and free will can coexist explains how…

The current debate around the openness of God is one that needs to be addressed as it is a debate that questions the very nature of God. This essay endeavours to look at the two opposing views and outline the main issues that are being debated. I will then look at why the issues being discussed are important for how we approach theology and Christian living. The two sides of the debate that we will be discussing are made up of those supporting ‘classical’ theism and those supporting ‘free will’…

Recalling Homer’s and various other poet’s literary accounts of the gods of the Greek pantheon, Socrates and Adeimantus encounter an apparent issue concerning the classical education of the citizens in the republic. Homer chronicles numerous accounts of treachery, dishonesty, and explicit immorality of the gods. If guardian class citizens are to be the most virtuous of the republic, they must not be tainted with such stories of deceit, especially in those relevant to the gods. Socrates states…