God is all knowing. He has unlimited knowledge and is outside of time. He is aware of all that people do and he has complete knowledge.
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How does God know anything?
God is eternal, has self knowledge and God is simple. Aquinas also has a view on this.
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If God is eternal?
Ours and Gods knowledge is not the same. God is outside of time and is non physical . Humans gain knowledge through senses.
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If God is simple?
God doesn't gain new knowledge in the way that humans do.
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If God is omniscient?
He is omniscient because he has perfect knowledge of what has occurred and what is occurring.
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If God has self knowledge?
Creation. God knows himself what he has created.
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Challenges
If God is all knowing, then he knows what I am going to do. If God is eternal, he knows timelessly what I am going to do BUT If God has knowledge of further actions, do we have free will?
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Who responded to the challenges?
Boethius, Augustine, Aquinas and Kerry
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Boethius?
God knows the future but as a single entity NOT as specific events which happen in a particular order of time.
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Augustine?
He argues that God simply knows our choices but not the future.
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Boethius again?
Says that God knows the result of human free actions. It isn't proper to talk about God having foreknowledge of human actions.
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Aquinas?
Birdseye perspective. He takes in all of history as a whole.
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Kerry?
Disagrees with Boethius and Augustine. Events can't be simultaneously present to God as it would mean that as I am writing this Rome is burning as everything is happening at once.
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How many problems are there with the idea of Gods Omniscient?
4
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Number 1
If Gods knowledge can't be mistaken because God is perfect-he knows what we will do - do we have a moral responsibility and a real choice?
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Number 2
Problem of Evil- why doesn't he prevent evil?
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Number 3
God knows what will happen, is he responsible?
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Number 4
Life after Death- God judges people on their actions in life. If we don't have free will we can't be held morally responsible!
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Why does is matter if God is omniscient?
The main point is free will. 3 main points.
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Number 1
People are responsible for their actions and deliberate omissions if they have free will.
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Number 2
HARD DETERMINISM- people can be held casually responsible but not morally responsible responsible.
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Number 3
If human freedom is defended in a libertarianism sense, how can christians make sense of claims that God is Omniscient.
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Card 2
Front
How does God know anything?
Back
God is eternal, has self knowledge and God is simple. Aquinas also has a view on this.
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