PHL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Omniscience, Agnosticism, Omnipotence
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There are many conceptions of god (or gods). We will work with the standard monotheistic conception of god. The standard monotheistic conception: there exists a unique supremely perfect being that somehow created the world. Means that there is one and only one such being. At a minimum supreme perfection is typically thought to involve these attributes: Omnipotence: being able to do anything it is possible to do. Omniscience: being able to know anything it is possible to know. Omnibenevolence: being morally good to the highest degree. Agnosticism: since we cannot know whether god exists, we should withhold judgement on the matter. Theists typically offer one or another of these three kinds of reasons for holding theism: Practical considerations show belief in god"s existence to be rational. We will focus on two historically influential philosophical arguments for theism, the argument from.