3.1.3 Coherence of the Concept of God

• What is the philosophical concept of God typically defined by?

  Key attributes
• What does omnibenevolence mean in the context of God's attributes?

  Perfectly good
• What do monotheistic religions believe about God's attributes?

  Omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent
• What do deistic traditions believe about God's role in the universe?

  Creator who set universe in motion
• What is the paradox of omnipotence?

  God creates a stone God cannot lift
• What does the attribute of omnipotence mean in the context of God?

  God can do anything
• A coherent concept of God aligns attributes without creating paradoxes
• An incoherent concept of God is internally consistent and logically sound.

  False
• Match the attribute of God with its definition:

  Omnipotence ↔️ God has unlimited power

  Omniscience ↔️ God knows everything

  Omnibenevolence ↔️ God is perfectly good
• Which attributes are typically associated with God in monotheistic religions?

  Omnipotence, omniscience, omnibenevolence
• What is the problem of evil in philosophical theology?

  Why evil exists if God is omnipotent and omnibenevolent
• God's omnipotence means God can do anything
• What is the problem of evil in philosophical theology?

  Evil contradicts God's goodness
• Inconsistencies in God's attributes undermine belief in God's rationality.


  True
• Why does the problem of evil pose a challenge to God's coherence?

  Evil contradicts God's attributes
• The incompatibility of attributes questions whether God's omniscience can coexist with human free will.


  True
• A coherent concept of God allows the concept to be internally consistent and rationally justifiable
• Omniscience means God has unlimited knowledge
• Match the attribute of God with its definition:

  Omnipotence ↔️ Unlimited power

  Omniscience ↔️ Unlimited knowledge

  Omnibenevolence ↔️ Perfectly good

  Eternity ↔️ Outside of time
• Pantheistic traditions equate God with the entire universe
• The problem of evil questions why an all-powerful and all-good God allows evil
• Logical coherence requires all attributes and characteristics of a concept to align without creating contradictions
• How does a coherent concept of God explain the existence of evil?

  Without denying God's nature
• Which key attributes characterize the philosophical concept of God?

  Omnipotence, omniscience, omnibenevolence
• In pantheistic traditions, God is equated with the entire universe
• In a coherent concept of God, attributes can create logical contradictions.

  False
• God's omniscience means God knows everything
• God's eternity means God exists outside of time
• What is the paradox of omnipotence?

  Can God lift a heavy stone
• In a coherent concept of God, attributes align without creating paradoxes
• What does a coherent concept of God avoid?

  Logical inconsistencies
• The challenges to coherence may lead to reformulations of God's nature.

  True
• Omnipotence means God has unlimited power and can do anything


  True
• Transcendence refers to God's existence beyond the physical universe
• Polytheistic religions depict God as multiple gods with distinct powers and personalities


  True
• Logical coherence requires all attributes of God to align without contradictions


  True
• God's omniscience and free will are considered incompatible without contradiction

  False
• The paradox of omnipotence asks whether God can create a stone God cannot lift.

  True
• The attribute of omniscience means that God has unlimited knowledge
• Order the following theological traditions based on their depiction of God:

  1️⃣ Monotheistic Religions

  2️⃣ Polytheistic Religions

  3️⃣ Pantheistic Traditions

  4️⃣ Deistic Traditions