Boethius Attributes

Boethius was a philosopher teaching at the end of the Roman empire, in his 40’s he was arrested for suspected conspiracy with the Eastern Roman Empire and was eventually put to death at the age of about 44/45. Whilst in prison Boethius wrote his book, ‘The Consolation of Philosophy’ where he discusses in great depth with Lady Philosophy issues with God’s omniscience. In his writings, Boethius identifies an issue with God’s foreknowledge, our personal autonomy and the impact of how we are to be judged as when we enter the life after this. He identifies that if God has foreknowledge and knows our future, He then knows what we are going to do which

in a world of imperfection proves his existence. God is also the highest conceivable idea of

There are those who think that our behavior is a result of free choice, but there are also others who believe we are servants of cosmic destiny, and that behavior is nothing but a reflex of heredity and environment. The position of determinism is that every event is the necessary outcome of a cause or set of causes, and everything is a consequence of external forces, and such forces produce all that happens. Therefore, according to this statement, man is not free.

The consequences of accepting that the goodness of actions consists simply in the fact that God favours them are obviously disagreeable. However, the consequences of accepting the alternative also appear unfortunate. If it is maintained that God favours certain actions because they are objectively good, it seems that their goodness is independent of His will. But such a view appears to be inconsistent with the conception of God as the omnipotent creator and sustainer of all that is. It means that there is a realm of moral values which exist quite apart from God's creative will and to which His will must conform. Such a view must inevitably appear blasphemous to all those who believe in God, for it makes God out to be less than He is.

A defining characteristic of humanity is our unparalleled ability to reason, to see the world in new ways and to reinvent it within our minds. Yet, a human mind without knowledge, one ignorant to the workings of its surroundings, is limited in what it can achieve, and changed in how it will act. In humankind’s creation stories portrayed in the Hebrew Bible and the Popol Vuh, the gods utilize human ignorance in difference ways. I will argue that while ignorance is used as a tool by the gods to guarantee human worship and thus their own existence in the Popol Vuh, the god of the Hebrew Bible concedes that total ignorance is detrimental to the advancement of the human race and uses it rather as a tool to advance humanity’s own success.

Argued that God had already predestined the elect who were going to Heaven & thus individuals could not alter their fates

The relationship between man and God is a long and complex journey that has evolved for centuries. This divine and omniscient being has been a center piece for peoples' lives around the world. This single being is so powerful that he is able to make the sick feel strong and the poor feel rich. One being is worshipped around the world for his divine status. But what if he isn't as superior to humans as the world thinks? In the classic biblical works of literature, The Book of Job and Genesis, a new interpretation of God is presented in a form that is human in his relationship and actions with humans.

Descartes indicates in the beginning of Meditation IV, “perfection” can know nothing of trickery, deceit because deception is a mark of maliciousness and imperfection. If God is a perfect being and perfection cannot know anything of lies or deceit then God cannot be deceptive. He claims that I have both a finite intellect from God, which is

Omniscient God only have the power, knowledge and control over human; to maintain that superiority God typically responds to human behavior with what they deserve. God blesses the righteous and punishes the evil man to remind their limitation and worship to the God.

Therefore, it is not the case that God is an omnipotent and wholly good being.

He is complaining that there are things that are not the same between “God’s universal foreknowledge” with that of his creations free will. She replies with, “For the divine mind, foreseeing all things without the error of deception, restricts and binds each one of them to one single outcome” (Pg. 438). She does admit that this has a devastating outcome on human affairs.

Russell argues that if God’s existence in the sense that he’s omnipotence, omniscient and with millions of years in which

First, many theologians have assumed that if God is all-powerful, omnipotent, which the Bible clearly teaches (e.g., 1Chron 29:11; Jer 32:17; Mt 19:26; Rev 1:8; 19:6), that nothing in his creation can ever thwart his will. At the very least, it is reasoned, God

choice - the choice to do good or bad. He assumed that we are all free

Man’s relationship to God(s) has long been a debated topic, mainly due to varying perspectives within one’s religion, as well as the profusion of religions that this world offers. The relationship between man and God(s) is of utmost importance as it serves as the inspiration for the bulk of society, and individuals’ values. There are a multitude of questions, however, that stem from this relationship. One of the most prevalent questions is that of whether or not man has free will. It is the relationship between man and God(s) that I explored in my poems Folly and Light.