RE: Theists: What do you mean when you say that God is 'perfect'?
November 29, 2017 at 4:08 pm
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2017 at 4:11 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
Good topic, Jor. I would have to refer back to Question 3 of the Summa Theologica, but as I recall Divine Perfection has more to do with completeness than anything else. God is perfect in the sense that He is complete in Himself in need of nothing outside Himself. I don't remember purpose, as in Final Cause, having anything to do with it so I don't want to go out on a limb.
How does that square with Divine Simplicity? I think you meant to say attributes (and even then all that can be said of God's nature is what He is not.)
(November 29, 2017 at 3:02 pm)SteveII Wrote: In the case of God we also talk about components. It just so happens that the components are all perfect (part of the definition of God) so it is handy and appropriate to say God is perfect.
How does that square with Divine Simplicity? I think you meant to say attributes (and even then all that can be said of God's nature is what He is not.)
