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The big metaphysics of God Mind map - Coggle Diagram

- - - - But God cannot do ANYTHING he couldn't do the logically impossible like create a square circle or a married Bachler because. This is no limitation on Him
      - God cannot do anything logically possible either - paradox of stone - God cannot make a stone too heavy for Him to lift/lift it
        
        But that's okay because a stone too heavy for an omnipotent being to lift is in itself a logical impossibility - because its a paradox
      - God cannot be omnibenevolent and omnipotent because an omnipotent being can do anything logically possible but an all loving being is morally perfect so cannot do anything evil or morally wrong - so God cannot be both.
        
        Gods inability to preform evil acts is not because he is not omnipotent it is because He is necessarily perfect - it is not in His nature to preform evil acts - not that He couldn't. Eg. Hercules is omni-strong but cannot lift a stone that is too slippery for him to grip - doesn't mean he's not all strong just .means the rock was too slippery for him to hold - not limitation on his power.
        
        This argument is weak because it still implies there are things God cannot do - sure he's perfect but you can also describe a necessarily perfect being as one who would never commit an immoral act basically meaning they can't.
    - - Euthyphro dilemma
        
        God is either morally perfect because he conforms to moral rules perfectly
        
        [This is an issue because it supposes there are immaterial 'moral rules' that exist which God follows meaning there is something above God - also who created these moral rules? - And if God has to follow thesdse rules there is something he cannot do - it not Omnipoetnt
        
        False dilemma - third option - morals come form Gods nature - so God would not command these abhorrent morals as this would be against His nature
        
        But again this means there's something he cannot do - questions his true omnipotence
        
        Or God is morally perfect because He created morality - sets standard for moprality
        
        This is an issue because God could make absurd moral rules like making murder moral which would be rejected by us.
    - - Problem: Is this compatible with human freedom - If God knows every choice you are going to make can you have free will? Eg. If God knows you will buy curly fries tomorrow then you will necessarily do this - you have no choice. To preserve God's omniscience is to deny human freedom
        
        Gods omniscience and free will are compatible: But you still have free choice its just that God knows what choice you will make - there is nothing forcing you hand. -This is still a free choice because it was determined by your motives.
        
        But then God's the ultimate cause of evil because if he knows everything and does not stop it (omnipotent) / God knows you will do evil and does not stop it. God is also responsible for our evil motives. God has predetermined everything
        
        God may have good reasons for evil in the world but we are too limited of beings to comprehend this.
        
        Pretty limited argument because its not falsifiable - you could explain everything with God's plan and it adds nothing meaningful because it cannot be argued against - it is a frustrating position.
        
        True human freedom= making a choice that which under circumstances you could have acted other wise.. PAP is the principle of alternate possibilities = the opportunity to choose otherwise
        
        Most religions need us to have free will because it is central to most we are held morally responsible for our actions eg heaven or hell
        
        God knows everything that and is happening but God cannot know the future - this is not a limitation on Him it is just that the future does not exist so there is nothing to know.
    - - If God is Eternal then He transcends time - exists in a realm out of our time - Eternity - like an observer on a hill
        
        But if God is eternal then how does He have interactions with us (how is he immanent) - most theists believe they can have a relationship with God through worship and prayer but if God transcends our time based existence how is he omniscient and able to interact with humans via prayer.
      - If God is everlasting He had not beginning nor end but exists within our time and existance
        
        If God exists in the present how is he omniscient - how can he know what will happen But then how did God exists in our universe before the universe was created? or time was created?
        
        God was eternal before the beginning of time but everlasting when time began.
      - Immanence - God making changes within our time, responding to prayer, preforming miracle - just generally interacting with the present.
- - - - If we think of a perfect meal it might be flavourful, enough to be satisfying but not too filling, our favourite foods - but was would make it better would be if it actually exists. So for it to be the greatest then it has to exist in understanding and reality
      - God is generally though of a necessarily perfect being as if there was a more perfect being then that would be considered God. So the concept of God is morally perfect, and omni.b.p.s
      - Valid deductive
    - - The perfect island example: by this reasoning would could will anything into existence - it proves too much. you could say: 1; There is an island that than which nothing greater can be conceived. 2. It is better to exist in reality and understanding than understanding alone. 3. Therefore, something than which nothing greater can be imagined, the island must exist.