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+ | !colspan="6"|All Possible Gods | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''All-knowing?''' | ||
+ | |'''All-powerful?''' | ||
+ | |'''All-loving?''' | ||
+ | |'''Possible?''' | ||
+ | | style="text-align:center;" |'''Why?''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |True | ||
+ | |True | ||
+ | |True | ||
+ | |style="text-align:center;"| '''NO''' | ||
+ | |The Problem of Evil demonstrates that one or more of the three propositions must be false. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |True | ||
+ | |True | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |style="text-align:center;"|'''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 | ||
+ | |style="text-align:center;"|'''NO''' | ||
+ | |An all-powerful God would have the power to make Himself all-knowing. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |True | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |style="text-align:center;"|'''NO''' | ||
+ | |An all-powerful God would have the power to make Himself all-knowing. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |True | ||
+ | |True | ||
+ | |style="text-align:center;"|'''NO''' | ||
+ | |An all-knowing God would know how to make Himself all-powerful. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |True | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |style="text-align:center;"|'''NO''' | ||
+ | |An all-knowing God would know how to make Himself all-powerful. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |True | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |style="text-align:center;"|'''YES''' | ||
+ | |Type-1 God | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |False | ||
+ | |style="text-align:center;"|'''YES''' | ||
+ | |Type-2 God | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} |
Revision as of 11:15, 20 April 2017
All Possible Gods | |||||
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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 | True | False | YES | Type-1 God | |
False | False | False | YES | Type-2 God |