What Is God Like?: Crash Course Philosophy

The video explores the concept of an omni-God with attributes like omniscience, omnipotence, omnibenevolence, and omnitemporality. It discusses philosophical puzzles these attributes create, such as the paradox of omnipotence and the conflict between free will and omniscience. The video examines whether God can sin and the implications of a personal God who responds to prayers. Aquinas's idea of analogical predication is presented as a way to understand divine attributes. Alternative views suggest God may not be an omni-God but more like a superhero, aligning with biblical depictions.

What is the traditional view of God in Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions?

• A God who is indifferent to human affairs

• An omni-God with divine attributes

• A God with limited powers

• A God with human-like attributes

What philosophical puzzle arises from God's omnipotence?

• The ability to create a rock so heavy that even God cannot lift it

• The ability to know everything about the past

• The ability to be present everywhere at once

• The ability to be perfectly good

How does the concept of divine impeccability challenge God's omnipotence?

• It implies God cannot do everything

• It indicates God does not know the future

• It suggests God can sin

• It means God is not present everywhere

What is the role of petitionary prayers according to Eleonore Stump?

• They always change God's mind

• They are unnecessary because God is not omniscient

• They are a way to express desires but may not change outcomes

• They guarantee the fulfillment of requests

What does Aquinas suggest about human understanding of God?

• We should not attempt to understand God

• We can fully comprehend God's nature

• We can only understand God through analogies

• We can understand God through scientific methods

What modern perspective is suggested about God's nature?

• God is more like a superhero with limitations

• God is an omni-God with perfect attributes

• God is indifferent to human actions

• God is a myth created by humans

What is the significance of analogical predication in understanding God?

• It dismisses the need for understanding God

• It provides a way to talk about God using comparisons

• It helps us understand God through direct experience

• It allows us to assert exact truths about God