Omniscience

In the sixth century, the Christian philosopher Boethius explored the problem of God’s omniscience and the effect it might have on our moral freedom. He was particularly concerned about the judgement of God, and whether it would be equitable of God to praise or blame people if they didn’t have any real moral freedom and were constrained by what God already knew about the future. Boethius wrote his book “The consolations of Philosophy” when he was a prisoner to explain why he, who was believed…

by saying that perhaps it is not so common anymore; perhaps there is less truth in it now. The authority is sapped from his voice and his statement is weakened, made less truthful, less valid. In the span of eleven words, the reader can see the omniscience of the third-person narrator transition into the unreliability of the first-person. One might argue that this narrator is actually expressing knowledge about a wider range of time, not showing that his knowledge is less reliable than it used…

Siddhartha 's journey to the Truth was by no means a simple one. The beginning of the novel, Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, starts off by introducing Siddhartha 's struggle; "Siddhartha had begun to feel the seeds of discontent within in him... He had begun to suspect that that his worthy father and his other teachers, the wise Brahmins, had already passed on to him the bulk and best of their knowledge" (Hesse 5). Similarly, Neo, the main character in the Wachowskis ' The Matrix, feels a similar…

Throughout all facets of history, religion exists as a forceful and manipulative force imprisoning society through totalitarian control. It could be argued that this control is executed through a plethora of brainwashing techniques similar to those within Orwell’s dystopian nation of Oceania in 1984. A detailed analysis reveals parallels to religion within the text. Though this religious connotation may not exist as an initial, intended outcome of the author; ideals of modern philosophers like…

each occurrence in olden times: "everything that occurs has been appointed to occur by an omniscient, all-powerful theology". The next structure, feeble determinism, is related on the idea of godly foreknowledge - "for the basis that divinity 's omniscience is ideal, what spirit knows regarding the future will unavoidably occur, which signifies, thus, that the future is previously permanent. Yes, believe free will as well as determinism can be well-matched. COMPATIBILISM is the faith that free…

When judging Dupin, it is clear he approaches the idea of omniscience with desire for truth and justice, and he does so through analysis and imagination. Dupin’s analytical and imaginative traits lead the story to be engaging as the reader intuits his or her own hypothesis of who the murderer is as Dupin does as well…

answer the questions concerning the existence of God and evil. Openness, Love, and Essential Kenosis theologies offer an explanation for evil; however, there are several issues within these theologies which cause concern. Their answer redefines omniscience, teaches that God cannot be a sufficient cause, and stresses the proper way to understand God is only through love. These views have direct implications on the inspiration of Scripture and God’s self-revelations. Although there are other…

(II.ii.5-6). Lady Macbeth compares the owl to an executioner, as the shrieking of the owl signals the moment that Macbeth kills Duncan. The owl symbolizes omniscience, as much of nature does in Macbeth. In old england, owls were often tied to witches, and owls are repeatedly seen in Macbeth, so Shakespeare uses the owls to allude to the omniscience of the…

of what makes god is contradictory towards him being the sole creator. The Argument from Incoherence argues that the concept of god is very self-contradictory and also impossible. Both omnipotence and omniscience are contradictory to free will as well as being logically impossible. Its omniscience is impossible for it to validate and there are questions about its own being and very existence that are impossible for it to answer, this therefore means that nothing can be omniscient. If it is a…

arguments for logical determinism are dependent on the aspect of the reality of time and whether or not the future already exists or if it is adaptable. Additionally, logical determinism can be approached by the religious route which implies that God’s omniscience makes it so that he knows the decision individuals will make. If that is so then individuals do not make their choices out of their free will, their choices already exist and they are unable to make the alternative choice. So the…