ARGUMENT FOR THE INCOHERENCE OF THE CONCEPT OF GOD
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- however he can't perform acts that are self contrary or logically impossible
- 'God is omnipotent'
- THE PARADOX OF THE STONE
- can God create a stone so large and heavy that he cannot move it?
- either he can make it or he can't, either way this disproves omnipotence
- this argument indicates that concept of omnipotence is incoherent
- whole concept of God is undermined
- ARGUMENTS FOR THE INCOHERENCE OF THE CONCEPT OF GOD
- THE EUTHYPHRO DILEMMA
- Is goodness separate form the gods? or is goodness defined by the gods?
- two horns of the Euthyphro dilemma
- first 'horn'
- every action that God commands us to do is good (good is defined by God)
- he is the source and standard of all moral good
- whatever he commands is automatically good
- cruel things would be deemed as good even though it goes against out moral intuition
- whatever he commands is automatically good
- whatever he commands is automatically good
- cruel things would be deemed as good even though it goes against out moral intuition
- he is the source and standard of all moral good
- every action that God commands us to do is good (good is defined by God)
- second 'horn'
- every action that God commands us to do is good because it accords with some other moral authority
- he conforms to some external moral authority
- morality doesn't need God if it lies beyond him, we could bypass God
- this undermines his status
- God's supreme goodness is referring to standards that God conforms to
- questions his omnipotence and benevolence
- God's supreme goodness is referring to standards that God conforms to
- this undermines his status
- morality doesn't need God if it lies beyond him, we could bypass God
- goodness exist independently of God
- he conforms to some external moral authority
- every action that God commands us to do is good because it accords with some other moral authority
- first 'horn'
- COMPATIBILITY OF GODS OMNISCIENCE AND FREE HUMAN BEINGS
- Can we choose freely if God already knows what we're going to do?
- doesn't sit well with the notion that we are accountable for out actions
- if we deny freedom then it would be that God is accountable for any sin
- PROBLEM OF EVIL
- how can an omnipotent, omniscient and supremely good God allow for pain and suffering?
- he knows about it, has the power to do something about it and cares about it
- if he really had this attributes he would do something about the suffering in the world
- THE EUTHYPHRO DILEMMA
- can God create a stone so large and heavy that he cannot move it?
- THE PARADOX OF THE STONE
- can an omnipotent being use its powers to do something that will limit these powers?
- 'God is omnipotent'
- Plato
- THE EUTHYPHRO DILEMMA
- Is goodness separate form the gods? or is goodness defined by the gods?
- two horns of the Euthyphro dilemma
- first 'horn'
- every action that God commands us to do is good (good is defined by God)
- he is the source and standard of all moral good
- he is the source and standard of all moral good
- every action that God commands us to do is good (good is defined by God)
- second 'horn'
- every action that God commands us to do is good because it accords with some other moral authority
- he conforms to some external moral authority
- morality doesn't need God if it lies beyond him, we could bypass God
- this undermines his status
- God's supreme goodness is referring to standards that God conforms to
- questions his omnipotence and benevolence
- God's supreme goodness is referring to standards that God conforms to
- this undermines his status
- morality doesn't need God if it lies beyond him, we could bypass God
- goodness exist independently of God
- he conforms to some external moral authority
- every action that God commands us to do is good because it accords with some other moral authority
- first 'horn'
- THE EUTHYPHRO DILEMMA
- everything is predetermined
- if he's omniscient then he must know the future, wha choices we're going to make
- either God isn't all knowing or we don't have free will
- can't have free actions if God knows beforehand
- if he's omniscient then he must know the future, wha choices we're going to make
- challenged religious aspects
- he knows about it, has the power to do something about it and cares about it
- if he really had this attributes he would do something about the suffering in the world
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