6.2 - Nature of God - Omnipotence

To philosophers such as Aquinas, God can be described as _________ __________

(a)  

He argued that God can be defined as TTWNGCBC

• Anselm

• Aquinas

• Kant

• Descartes

Luke 1:37: "For nothing is (a)   with God"

He argued God can do everything, including the logically impossible

• Descartes

• Aquinas

• Anselm

• Vardy

He argued God can do everything, but within the limitations of logic

• Descartes

• Aquinas

• Anscombe

• Mackie

He said the idea of logically impossible actions is:

“… only a form of words which fails to describe any state of affairs.”

• Anselm

• Mackie

• Descartes

• Aquinas

Aquinas: "“Whatever involves a (a)   is not held by omnipotence, for it just cannot possibly make sense of being possible…"

According to Aquinas, which statement(s) applies to God? Pick ALL that apply

• God can sin

• God can change the past

• God can do everything that is logically possible for God to do

• God exists eternally

Who wrote "God is limited by the universe he has chosen to create…” ?

• Aquinas

• Vardy

• Mackie

• Macquarrie

The concept that God deliberately emptied himself of some of his divine attributes in order to become human is known as the doctrine of (a)