PHL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Atheism, Zoroastrianism, Omnipotence
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If we are to evaluate whether god exists, then we must evaluate the nature on this supposed god. We will work with the conception known as standard monotheism. The standard monotheistic conception: there exists a unique, supremely perfect being that is the creator of the world. Means that there is one and only one such being. Supreme perfection ? at a minimum, this is typically thought to involve these attributes: omnipotence: being able to do anything it is possible to do, omniscience: being able to know anything it is possible to know. The idea is that god"s not being able to do/know the impossible does not take away from god"s omnipotence/omniscience. The reason is that if something really is impossible, there is nothing there to do/know. God is an agent: omnibenevolence: being morally good to the highest degree. There is some ambiguity in the word morality , this is something to discuss.
