Difference between revisions of "The Problem of Evil"
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− | |'''All-knowing?''' | + | |style="width:90px; text-align:center;"|'''All-knowing?''' |
− | |'''All-powerful?''' | + | |style="width:95px; text-align:center;"|'''All-powerful?''' |
− | |'''All-loving?''' | + | |style="width:90px; text-align:center;"|'''All-loving?''' |
|'''Possible?''' | |'''Possible?''' | ||
| style="text-align:center;" |'''Why?''' | | style="text-align:center;" |'''Why?''' |
Revision as of 01:58, 22 April 2017
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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 | False | True | YES | Type-1 God | |
False | False | False | YES | Type-2 God |