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Using the arguments against actual infinites against theists
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Using the arguments against actual infinites against theists
You've probably heard about the arguments against infinity by many theologians, the funny thing is, this actually refutes their own god.

I will first start off by pointing out that since god is omniscience, he would know absolutely everything, so this means he would have to have infinite knowledge. We know from quantum physics that there are essentially an infinite amount of possibilities. With the many world interpretation of quantum mechanics for example, there is an infinite amount of possible states which are all actualized. So, if god existed, he would have to know all of these infinite states to be omniscient, thus god's knowledge would have to be infinite.

So the next time a theist tries to point out that infinites cannot be actualized, say they are cutting off the branch they are sitting on. Well, if infinities can't exist, then god can't be infinitely powerful or have infinite knowledge.
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Using the arguments against actual infinites against theists - by Freedom of thought - May 10, 2014 at 1:25 am

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