(August 16, 2010 at 3:37 pm)Captain Scarlet Wrote:I'm drawing from the Summa there Captain : http://www.newadvent.org/summa/1006.htm(August 15, 2010 at 7:42 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: God hasn't commanded, allowed or written that he is good, he simply is supremely good. Morality is judged against the best model. As we've already defined what is supremely good, then we can have a benchmark for ultimate morality.I'm struggling with the nuance of this. What does it mean to simply be good? Can you offer a sketch or analogy? What causal mechanisms are in place to invoke morality in us? In this model could god describe himself as good, because he is not objective of himself.
Morality was never an attribute of God. As an ultimately perfect being we can deduce that he would be ultimately moral.
God is reasoned to be ultimately good in our construct. That is, the model of God we've ended up with makes him supremely good. Our causal mechanisms would evolve from naturally selected traits beneficial to the species. I assume those to be moralistic to an extent as that is what would be most beneficial to us. Our desire for betterment is seen in the aspirations toward God. Complete freedom from guilt = a more confident and therefore better functioning person.
Does God know that he is good? I would think yes.
(OO - I hope I addressed your points too there)
