Many theologians say that god is "simple", but if god is simple, does not that make god finite?

Why not ask if Odin's infinetely complex?

(March 3, 2016 at 7:14 pm)abaris Wrote: Why not ask if Odin's infinetely complex?

Ssssh!  Don't "spoil" it; I am trying to get at Dawkins' arguments in The God Delusion.

Everyone else, ignore this post!

Why?

Don't you have arguments of your own?

... What

(March 3, 2016 at 7:11 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Many theologians say that god is "simple", but if god is simple, does not that make god finite?

Aren't theologians those who couldn't grasp the fundamentals of science?
A theologian has no better understanding of God than Luigi the bricklayer next door.

(March 3, 2016 at 7:11 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Many theologians say that god is "simple", but if god is simple, does not that make god finite?

Why should it? A circle is simple in both construction and explanation, but is effectively infinite.

Boru

Can't god be infinite and finite and complex and simple all at the same time ?

Sheesh, what part of omniscient/omnipotent aren't we getting here ??

(March 3, 2016 at 7:11 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Many theologians say that god is "simple", but if god is simple, does not that make god finite?

Divine Simplicity isn't a simple topic. It is the topic of Question 3 of Aquinas's Summa Theologica. His treatment of Question 3 consists of 8 Articles, each of which considers multiple points.

(March 3, 2016 at 7:19 pm)abaris Wrote: Why?

Don't you have arguments of your own?

I am not arguing that god exists, rather, I am trying to demonstrate yet another paradox of an infinite being's existence versus just accepting the Universe's existence, even if the latter is finite.  So, if an omnipotent, eternal, uncaused being, "god", exists, is such a being infinitely complex?  This is a question and not a statement.