George J.

Luk Jr PHIL 2350-005 3/20/14 Midterm Paper

Who is God and what characteristics does he possesses? According to Thomas V. Morris who is a former professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, also he is best known for his work in philosophical theory as well as the defender of perfect being theology. Therefore in philosophy of religion we discussed the concept of theology is the study of science of god. However perfect being theology is considered the study of science of god as perfect in all things. In addition the classical theism refers to the form of theism in which god is characterized as the metaphysics of ultimate being. Therefore God is a being with the greatest possible array of compassable great making properties, in this point the characteristics that god possess in order to be perfect are the core thesis of prefect being theology and proposition, also god possess the qualities of the greatest possible array of compassable great-making properties in closing theists agree that god is, at a minimum all-knowing, all powerful and completely good. Also in this study we can characterize the core of god as a being with the greatest possible array of compassable great making properties; on this point god is love, sovereign and perfect. In this topic we can identified its open theism which states the difference of the classical view of god. For instance the open view of god stresses the quality of generosity, sensitivity and vulnerability more than power and control it allows us to think of god taking risk. However the classical view of god states the properties of great making as well as the characteristics god obtains. In addition god is perfect on the open view since his power is limited but deployed in ways that may appear weak; therefore god knows everything but is still learning what todays world is becoming.

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There are many names for God, and different names are attached to different cultural ideas about who God is and what attributes possessed. In the ancient Egyptian era of Atenism, possibly the earliest recorded monotheistic religion premised on there being one "true" Supreme Being and Creator of the Universe, this deity is called Aten. In the Hebrew Bible "He Who Is," "I Am that I Am", and the "Tetragrammaton" YHVH are used as names of God, while Yahweh, and Jehovah are sometimes used in Christianity as vocalizations of YHVH. In Arabic and other Semitic language, the name Allah, "Al-El," or "Al-Elah" ("the God") is used. Muslims regard a multitude of titular names for God, while in Judaism it is common to refer to God by the titular names Elohim or Adonai, the latter of which is believed by some scholars to descend from the Egyptian Aten. In Hinduism, Brahman is often considered a monistic deity. Other religions have names for God, for instance, Baha in the Bah' Faith, Waheguru in Sikhism, and Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism. The Evolution of God Wright, Robert 2009. Chapter 1 God is considered the Supreme Being and principal object of faith. According to theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe. Also its known that in the concept of God it can be described by theologians commonly includes the eight characteristic of god such as the following: I. Omnipotence (unlimited power)- meaning unlimited power; a deity is able to do anything it chooses to do and to hold its part of nature to be consistent and that is would be inconsistent for said to go against its own laws unless there was a reason to do so. II. Omniscience (infinite knowledge)- mainly in religion is the capacity to know everything that there is to know; in addition its to know everything that there is to
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know; in addition its to know everything that can be known about the character including past history, feelings, troughs; also there is 2 types of omniscience. (1) Inherent omniscience meaning the ability to know anything that one chooses to know and can be known and (2) total omniscience which is known as everything that can be known off. III. Omni benevolence (perfect goodness)- unlimited benevolence; its often held to be impossible or at least improbable for a deity to exhibit such property alongside omniscience and omnipotence as are result of the problem with evil. In addition this concept is known as perfect goodness or moral perfection, and often preferred because of the difficulties in defining what exactly constitutes infinite benevolence. IV. Omnipresent- (present everywhere) the property of being present everywhere as well as the characteristic is mostly used in religious context; as most doctrines bestow the trait of omnipresence onto a superior, usually a deity commonly referred to as god by monotheists as with god in Christianity. V. Impassible- This component describes the theological doctrine that god does not experience pain or pleasure from the actions of another being. It has often been seen as a consequence of divine aseity and its idea that god is absolutely independent of any other living being and its not causally dependent. VI. Immutable- an object created and functional programing whose object state cannot be modified after its creation. On the other hand to mutable object it can be modified after its created. In other cases an object is considered immutable even

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if some internally-used attributes change but the objects state appears to be unchanging from an external point of view. Also immutable object are often useful because they are inherently thread safe. VII. Eternal- (eternity) an infinite amount of time or a timeless state, immortality or eternal life also referred to as a better place in the after life and therefore it can be described in religious beliefs as the kingdom of god or celestial glory. VIII. Everlasting- continuing indefitely or for a long period of time or having flowers that keep the form or color for a long time when dried this is known as persisting too long. Therefore on this point god is Omni benevolence (perfect goodness) which he obtains unlimited benevolence; its often held to be impossible or at least improbable for a deity to exhibit such property alongside omniscience and omnipotence. He also obtains moral perfection, and often preferred because of the difficulties in defining what exactly constitutes infinite benevolence. On the other hand as the result the problem of evil against Omni benevolence has resulted significantly a burden. Since the notion of an omnibenevolent, infinitely compassionate deity, has raised certain atheistic objections, such as the problem of evil can bring responses to such problems are called theodicies and can be general, arguing for the coherence of the divine, such as Swinburne's Providence and the Problem of Evil, or they can address a specific problem, such as Charles Seymour's A Theodicy of Hell. God is omnibenevolent

http://atheism.about.com/od/whatisgod/a/omnibenevolent.htm: Another example is from my class notes which states that god did not created Satan Lucifer chooses his own free will to
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become evil as well as the father of deception. Now the solution to this problem is for the open theist contends when combined with all the other attributes. Another characteristic of god is known as that god can be Impassible- which it describes the theological doctrine that god does not experience pain or pleasure from the actions of another being. It has often been seen as a consequence of divine aseity and its idea that god is absolutely independent of any other living being and its not causally dependent. In contrast the problem of evil can make an impact in this type of subject in some ways such as antithesis of the idea that God suffers which takes a impassible in the sense that he is not subject to the prior problem; now the solution to this type of conflict is the gods feelings on statements of emotion in the bible are expressing for us and for one understanding of what is going on: Therefore God doesnt feel disappointment, sadness, sorrow or pain. But we interpret his dealings with us as such being affected would affect all other attributes and the concept would be inconsistent. Nevertheless the concept of Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one God or in the oneness of God. God has also been conceived as being incorporeal (immaterial), a personal being, the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent". Many notable medieval philosophers and modern philosophers have developed arguments for and against the existence of God. Therefore they are many ways to describe god. This being is transcendent and they are some people who deny him and those who experienced a god as immanent consider him the component in the constitution of some or all of these substantial things, for instance god may be identified with the true self of every person, so it going beneath the superficial flow of experience one may find god.

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Lastly they are groups that claim that god is real and they are those who oppose the existence of god and some groups tend to remain neutral: The first group is known as the theist that who can described the broadest sense who contains its beliefs that at least one deity exist, but is commonly known as monotheistic doctrine concerning the nature of a deity and its relationship to the universe. In addition a theist describes classical conception of go that is found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikkim and Hinduism. On the other hand the atheists is best known as someone who opposes the existence of god and therefore these groups of people lack religious faith as well as rejecting the existence of divine beings. On the contrast agnostic are a type of group who believe that its impossible to know whether there is a god without sufficient evidence, and also these human beings are skeptical of the existence of a god but some do not understand the true atheism and are very doubtful about something. In these three groups of beliefs there is a mixture of judgment based on characteristics such as an atheist vs. the theist. For instance in todays society they are groups that debate that god does exist while in contrast other groups like to argue that there is no such thing as a god. While on the other hand the agnostic group expresses that there is a possibility to prove the existence of a god. Furthermore many different conceptions of God, and competing claims as to God's characteristics, aims, and actions, has led to the development of ideas of perennial philosophy. Wherein it is supposed that there is one underlying theological truth, of which all religions express a partial understanding, and as to which "the devout in the various great world religions

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are in fact worshipping that one God, but through different, overlapping concepts or mental images of god. In this type of subject many philosophers have developed arguments for and against the existence of God. For instance such arguments involve primarily the disciplines of epistemology (the nature and scope of knowledge) and ontology (study of the nature of being, existence, or reality) and also the theory of value, since concepts of perfection are connected to notions of God. A wide variety of arguments exist which can be categorized as metaphysical, logical, empirical, or subjective. The existence of God is subject to lively debate in the philosophy of religion which is a known branch in philosophy that concerns questions regarding the existence of god and the nature regarding itself.. Finally god must possess all these characteristics to be perfect since it is described by Xenophanes that god is loving and its states that gods never die or can be born therefore also he points out gods are supreme among other gods and men itself and unlike mortals in body or mind it can be maintained that there is a greater god being and can perform any type of aspect that can be desire. In addition I strongly think that god is a mighty being capable of performing anything that someone desires.

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