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What does it mean to claim that God is omniscient?
An omniscient God is all knowing, which means there is nothing he does not know
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What does it mean to claim that God is omnipotent?
An omnipotent God is all powerful, which means there is nothing he cannot do
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What does it mean to claim that God is timeless
A timeless God is a God who lasts forever, beyond or outside time
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What does it mean to claim that God is within time?
A God that is within time is an everlasting God that lasts forever within time and so experiences time in the same way we do
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Explain the difference between the claims 'God is eternal' and 'God is everlasting'
If God was eternal, he would last forever but outside or beyond our time. Whereas if he was everlasting he would last forever but within our time
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What does it mean to claim that God is eternal?
An eternal God is God who lasts forever, beyond or outside of time
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What does it mean to claim that God is everlasting?
An everlasting God is a God who lasts forever within our time and experiences time in the same way we do
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In his ontological argument, how does Anselm define God?
Anselm defines God as the greatest being than which nothing greater can be conceived
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In his ontological argument, how does Descartes define God?
Descartes defines God as a supremely perfect being
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In his ontological argument, how does Plantinga define God?
Plantinga defines God as a maximally great being. This is a being that exists in all possible worlds
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What is meant by physical evil?
Physical evil is evil in the natural world without human intention. For example earthquakes and floods.
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What is meant by moral evil?
Moral evil is caused by humans, for example murder and ****.
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What does Hare mean by the term 'blik?'
A blik is a foundational belief that cannot be verified or falsified.
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