3.1.2 The coherence of the divine attributes

• The divine attributes refer to the key characteristics or properties typically ascribed to God
• Omnibenevolence means God is perfectly morally virtuous.


  True
• Philosophers have debated the logical consistency of divine attributes, particularly in light of the problem of evil
• The existence of evil and suffering in the world challenges God's omnibenevolence
• Potential contradictions between divine attributes challenge the coherence of the concept of God
• What contradiction arises from the attribute of omnipotence according to philosophers?

  God cannot lift the rock
• What issue arises from the attribute of eternity regarding God's relationship to the temporal world?

  God's interaction with time
• What do theologians suggest when invoking divine mystery to address contradictions?

  Accepting limitations of reason
• What is the philosophical term for the problem of evil, which challenges God's omnibenevolence?

  The problem of evil
• What is the goal of developing compatibilist accounts regarding divine attributes?

  Show logical compatibility
• What does the attribute of omnipotence mean in the context of divine attributes?

  God is all-powerful
• What does it mean for God to be eternal according to divine attributes?

  God exists outside time
• If God is omnipotent, can God create a rock so heavy that even God cannot lift it?

  False
• If God exists outside of time, how can God interact with the temporal world?


  True
• What is the philosophical term for the contradiction between omnibenevolence and evil in the world?

  Problem of evil
• If God knows the future with certainty, human actions may be predetermined, conflicting with free will.

  True
• Match the philosophical response with its description:

  Redefine the Attributes ↔️ Revise traditional definitions

  Deny Certain Attributes ↔️ Reject omnipotence or omniscience

  Invoke Divine Mystery ↔️ Accept human limitations

  Develop Compatibilist Accounts ↔️ Reconcile omniscience with free will
• Compatibilist accounts aim to show how divine attributes, such as omniscience and free will, can be logically compatible.


  True
• Redefining divine attributes involves revising traditional definitions to avoid logical contradictions.


  True
• Omniscience refers to God being all-knowing and having complete knowledge
• Arrange the following divine attributes in alphabetical order:

  1️⃣ Eternity

  2️⃣ Omnibenevolence

  3️⃣ Omnipotence

  4️⃣ Omniscience
• How does omniscience potentially conflict with human free will?

  It suggests predetermined actions
• Match the divine attribute with its definition:

  Omnipotence ↔️ God is all-powerful

  Omniscience ↔️ God is all-knowing

  Omnibenevolence ↔️ God is all-good

  Eternity ↔️ God exists outside time
• Philosophers have identified potential contradictions between divine attributes that challenge the coherence of the concept of God.contradictions
• The problem of evil challenges the attribute of God's omnibenevolence by questioning how an all-good God can allow suffering.omnibenevolence
• Denying certain divine attributes allows for a more coherent conception of God, even if it means giving up traditional beliefs.coherent
• Assessing the overall coherence of the divine attributes is a longstanding philosophical challenge.coherence
• Invoking divine mystery suggests that contradictions arise from the limitations of human reason and the nature of God transcends our comprehension.reason