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{| class="wikitable"
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!colspan="6"|All Possible Gods
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|-
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|'''All-knowing?'''
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|'''All-powerful?'''
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|'''All-loving?'''
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|'''Possible?'''
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| style="text-align:center;" |'''Why?'''
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|-
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|True
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|True
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|True
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|style="text-align:center;"| '''NO'''
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|The Problem of Evil demonstrates that one or more of the three propositions must be false.
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|-
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|True
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|True
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|False
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|style="text-align:center;"|'''NO'''
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|The Omniscience Paradox demonstrates that an all-knowing God lacks the ability to change His mind, and is therefore, not all-powerful.
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|-
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|True
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|False
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|True
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|style="text-align:center;"|'''NO'''
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|An all-powerful God would have the power to make Himself all-knowing.
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|-
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|True
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|False
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|False
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|style="text-align:center;"|'''NO'''
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|An all-powerful God would have the power to make Himself all-knowing.
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|-
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|False
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|True
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|True
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|style="text-align:center;"|'''NO'''
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|An all-knowing God would know how to make Himself all-powerful.
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|-
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|False
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|True
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|False
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|style="text-align:center;"|'''NO'''
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|An all-knowing God would know how to make Himself all-powerful.
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|-
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|False
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|True
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|False
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|style="text-align:center;"|'''YES'''
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|Type-1 God
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|-
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|False
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|False
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|False
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|style="text-align:center;"|'''YES'''
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|Type-2 God
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Revision as of 11:15, 20 April 2017

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All Possible Gods
All-knowing? All-powerful? All-loving? Possible? Why?
True True True NO The Problem of Evil demonstrates that one or more of the three propositions must be false.
True True False NO The Omniscience Paradox demonstrates that an all-knowing God lacks the ability to change His mind, and is therefore, not all-powerful.
True False True NO An all-powerful God would have the power to make Himself all-knowing.
True False False NO An all-powerful God would have the power to make Himself all-knowing.
False True True NO An all-knowing God would know how to make Himself all-powerful.
False True False NO An all-knowing God would know how to make Himself all-powerful.
False True False YES Type-1 God
False False False YES Type-2 God
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