OCR Attributes of God Flashcards

1

Who uses the analogy of a mountain to explain God's omniscience?

Boethius
Geach
Swinburne
Anselm

2

Who would support the atemporal view?

Geach
Boethius
Swinburne
Anselm

3

What does omniscience mean?

All powerful
All present
All knowing
All loving

4

Which of these believed that God can do the logically impossible?

Swinburne
Geach
Kenny
Descartes

5

What does Divine Self Limitation mean?

God can do anything He wishes.
God is not worthy of worship.
God chooses to not break the laws of physics.
God limits His love and forgiveness.

6

Who would support Four Dimensionalism?

Swinburne
Boethius
Geach
Anselm

7

What's the name of Boethius' book?

The Coherence of Theism
Proslogion
The Consolation of Philosophy
Monologion

8

Who said, "You (God) are supremely perceptive."

Anselm
Swinburne
Boethius
Geach

9

Who would support the Sempiternal view?

Anselm
Swinburne
Boethius
Descartes

10

Why did Swinburne argue that God cannot do the logically impossible?

God is not omnipotent.
Trick question, He can!
God is almighty, not omnipotent.
The logically impossible is not a thing.

11

Which word means God is all powerful?

Omnipotent
Omnitemporal
Omniscient
Omnibenevolent

12

Who argues God should be considered 'almighty' rather than omnipotent?

Geach
Anselm
Swinburne
Descartes

13

Who argued that God is not in time, but time is in Him.

Anselm
Boethius
Swinburne
Withey

14

Why did Anselm say God cannot sin?

That would make God imperfect.
He is not omnipotent.
Trick question: God does have the ability to sin!
God doesn't want to upset people.

15

What does Vardy argue about God's omnipotence?

God should be called 'almighty' rather than omnipotent.
Divine Self Limitation
God can do the logically impossible.
God has the ability to sin.

OCR Attributes of God

Questions 15

OCR Attributes of God

Questions 15