PHIL 1000 : Philosophy Study Guide Exam 2
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Ineffability- the idea that something is literally beyond all description; it is sometimes held that god is ineffable. Theism- the belief that a personal god exists who is concerned with earthly concerns. Omnipotence- the characteristic of being able to accomplish any and all tasks, except those that involve a contradiction. Omniscience- the characteristic of being able to know every true claim that can be known (and believing none that are false) Omni benevolence- the characteristics of being perfectly love and completely without moral fault. Omnicompetence- the characteristic of possessing (atleast) omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence simultaneously; god is thought to be an omnicompetent being sense experience. A priori- that which is (or can be) known independent of, or at least prior to, Ontological argument- a deductive, a priori argument in which god"s existence allegedly follows from the proper conception of god. Contigent truth- that which is, in fact, true but possibly false.
