RE: Best Theistic Arguments
April 19, 2018 at 11:39 am
(This post was last modified: April 19, 2018 at 11:57 am by Succubus.
Edit Reason: Fuck the quote tags!
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Neo-Scholastic
The God of Classical Theism. Your turn...
So far so good. But then...
Some classical theists go further? You mean they can't agree on what classical theism is? How can this be?
OK. But then...
In opposition? Surely they jest!
So Neo, tell me again how simple the definition of classical theism, is. You know, given that theologians are unable to define it
Wiki My highlights.
Quote:Hammy:
That's a positive claim. Prove it.
The God of Classical Theism. Your turn...
Quote:Classical theism is a form of theism in which God is characterized as the absolutely metaphysically ultimate being, in contrast to other conceptions such as Pantheism, Panentheism, Polytheism and Process Theism.
So far so good. But then...
Quote:Whereas most theists agree that God is, at a minimum, all-knowing, all-powerful, and completely good, some classical theists go further and conceive of God as completely transcendent (totally independent of all else), simple, and having such attributes as immutability, impassibility, and timelessness.
Some classical theists go further? You mean they can't agree on what classical theism is? How can this be?
Quote:Classical theism is associated with the tradition of writers like Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, St. Anselm, Maimonides, Averroes and Thomas Aquinas.
OK. But then...
Quote:In opposition to this tradition, there are, today, philosophers like Alvin Plantinga (who rejects divine simplicity), Richard Swinburne (who rejects divine timelessness) and William Lane Craig (who rejects both divine simplicity and timelessness),
In opposition? Surely they jest!
So Neo, tell me again how simple the definition of classical theism, is. You know, given that theologians are unable to define it
Wiki My highlights.
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.