Category Archives: Philosophy of Religion

Omniscience versus Omnibenevolence

By mill1778 | February 3, 2012

This week, we have been talking a lot about puzzles that arise when considering whether a “OOO-being” can exist. I found this discussion very interesting, and honestly, it has taken me a while to wrap my head around the ideas we have discussed and formulate my own opinion.
The idea of omniscience, in particular, is very [...]

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The Problem of Foreknowledge

By pisa6263 | January 31, 2012

In today’s class we discussed that if God has foreknowledge it becomes hard to say that humans have free will. Free will, however, is a large part of religious teachings. I believe that we can reject this by saying that omniscience does not require foreknowledge. If free will exists, than the future is not determined, [...]

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Philosophy of Religion: Some puzzles concerning omnipotence

By barr4267 | January 29, 2012

George Mavrodes wrote an article that brought up the topic of an all powerful being. He asked the question “Can God create a stone too heavy for Him to lift?” Mavrodes later goes on to say that every option of this style of question fails due to the fact that it is a self-contradictory question. [...]

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Welcome

By Andrew Cullison | January 17, 2012

This is the course homepage and blog for all of my classes. You can read more about my rationale for using this blog platform here.
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