The nature or attributes of God (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Omnipotence definition
Omnipotence definition
All powerful
Descartes's view on omnipotence
Descartes's view on omnipotence
Voluntarism: God can do the logically impossible
Aquinas: What can God do?
Aquinas: What can God do?
Everything that is absolutely possible
Plantinga: God's limitations
Plantinga: God's limitations
Self-imposed to preserve free will
Geach: Omnipotence means
Geach: Omnipotence means
Power over everything, not to do everything
Why is omnipotence necessary?
Why is omnipotence necessary?
For resurrection and salvation
How omnipotence separates God
How omnipotence separates God
From creation, makes Him worthy of worship
Omnipotence problem
Omnipotence problem
Inconsistent triad with other attributes
Descartes: Laws of mathematics
Descartes: Laws of mathematics
Only exist because God made them that way
Biblical examples of omnipotence
Biblical examples of omnipotence
Creation of universe and miracles
Scholar: God limits power for free will
Scholar: God limits power for free will
Plantinga
Scholar: Voluntarism view
Scholar: Voluntarism view
Descartes