Eternity (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Everlasting (God's existence)
Everlasting (God's existence)
God exists within time
Eternal (God's existence)
Eternal (God's existence)
God exists outside of time
If God is everlasting, how does He experience time?
If God is everlasting, how does He experience time?
Always existed since beginning of time, experiences moments sequentially
If God is eternal, what is His relationship to time?
If God is eternal, what is His relationship to time?
No beginning/end, all moments equally present in timeless 'now'
Boethius' circle: humans' position
Boethius' circle: humans' position
Travel on circumference, experiencing time sequentially
Boethius' circle: God's position
Boethius' circle: God's position
At centre, experiencing all points simultaneously
T-simultaneity (Temporal Simultaneity)
T-simultaneity (Temporal Simultaneity)
Beings within time perceiving events at same time in present
E-simultaneity (Eternal Simultaneity)
E-simultaneity (Eternal Simultaneity)
God perceiving all events simultaneously from eternal present
Who proposed T and E simultaneity concepts?
Who proposed T and E simultaneity concepts?
Stump and Kretzmann
How eternity affects immutability
How eternity affects immutability
God outside time remains unchanged; change needs time passage
Eternal life from eternity perspective
Eternal life from eternity perspective
Existing with God outside of time after death
Critique: eternal God responding to prayers
Critique: eternal God responding to prayers
How can unchanging God respond to different situations/prayers?
What does change necessitate?
What does change necessitate?
The passage of time