OmniGod - A Tippling Philosopher (Page 2)

Arguing the Toss over OmniGod. Why I Do It. And How.

I have been having a discussion with a commenter on a previous post concerning prayer in the light of an OmniGod (my preferred term for an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent god). As many of you who have followed my blog, my writings and books will know, I spend a lot of

creation

This World as Philosophically Necessary

In this post, I am going to consider the necessary property of God. God is often claimed to be philosophically necessary, with all other created things deemed to be contingent. I am going to challenge this prevailing idea. First, let us consider what both terms (necessary and contingent) mean. As

God's characteristics

Tree Man, Deformities and an Argument for Atheism

If truth be told, oftentimes when lying in bed at night with my better half, we'll put on some trashy TV whilst I tap away furiously at my keyboard. Some of the TV that we watch isn't of the highest cerebral quality, but is entertaining in

determinism

God and his Free Will Problem.

I wrote a short piece on God's free will and the issues it can cause with defining himself, and even ideas like the inability for him to commit suicide. Check it out. I threatened a second piece. Here it is (actually a repost from ages ago). Here is

determinism

God: Can He Choose His Own Qualities? Can He Commit Suicide?

The idea of libertarian free will is a contentious one, but let's assume, for the sake of argument, that it exists, because that is the general position of most theists. There is a prevailing idea that if things are great, then they are great-making properties. If they are

COVID crisis

God's Omissive Will and the Problem of Evil

The Problem of Evil is a real thorn in the side for Christians and most theists alike. How can there be so much suffering in light of an OmniGod? Christians offer defences and theodicies as propositions for solving this problem. For example, the Free Will Theodicy proposes that suffering caused

Christianity

This Is the Soft Underbelly of Christianity

A friend of mine, who goes by the name of Fellow Feather, often writes adverts for different publications that are designed to be provocative. Here is his latest one, and it's poignant and pointed! GREATER EVIL IS BEYOND THE IMAGINATION OF MANthan that God,perfect in every way,

death

The Funeral for my Aunt

A couple of weekends ago, I was up country for the funeral of my aunt. She had died from, predominantly, brain cancer, with other complications thrown in for good measure. Deaths like that are never pleasant, of course. What I mean by that is that they are long and protracted

God's characteristics

Greater Evil Is beyond the Imagination of Man

My friend, Julian Haydon, has recently been trying to make his arguments as succinct as possible. This is a great effort at being concise, and yet right on the money. GREATER EVIL IS BEYOND THE IMAGINATION OF MAN than that a God, perfect in every way, all-powerful, needing nothing, knowing

God's characteristics

God Cannot Be Perfect Because Intrinsic Perfect Does Not Make Sense

I am reposting this article as it is good to get previous writing seen by a new audience: So in a [not so-] recent post I was talking about how God, prior to creation (at least according to classical interpretations of God based on the Ontological Argument), had ontological perfection.

consequentialism

God Is A Moral Consequentialist!!

Here is an essay that I wrote some time ago, raising points that William Lane Craig has failed to deal with. This one comes up an awful lot in my discussions on morality. See what you think. See this and other such pieces in my reasonably priced ebook: The Problem

classical theism

The Problem With "God": Classical Theism Under The Spotlight - Great Review

My recent ebook (reasonably priced, don't you know) The Problem With "God": Classical Theism Under The Spotlight has just been reviewed by a Top 500 Reviewer, and I am more than happy with the review, which adds to the two 5* reviews it already has: 4.

fairness

Is Everyone's Free Will Exactly Equal?

Anyone who has frequented my blog in the past or who is cognisant of my writing will know that I deny Libertarian Free Will (LFW) - just search my categories to the right for more information. This question was sent to me by a friend, and I think it is

COVID crisis

God Loves Abortion!!

God Loves Abortion! Or it is necessary for foetuses to die for a greater good. Well that's certainly one of the conclusions that must come from the statistics for natural, spontaneous abortions, or miscarriages; abortions that God has the power to stop, and seemingly designed in to the

fairness

God and the Problem with Age

A interesting quote came in from Marcus Ashes some time back upon which I would like to expand. He said: I haven't read the book yet but does anyone know if it talks about the age problem with regards to Christianity? For example Christopher Hitchens died at the

God's characteristics

The Problem with "God" - a reminder

This is just a reminder that I have a new ebook available called: The Problem with "God". My new ebook is available now on Kindle, Nook and Kobo. James A. Lindsay (Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God Equals Folly) kindly wrote a foreword to support the project. The

God's characteristics

Great first review for my new ebook on classical theism

John Grove, a commenter here on occasion at ATP, and a great supporter of my work, has really kindly placed the first review of my new ebook on classical theism: God's omni characteristics. It is an amalgam (the book) of my posts, with some original extras, which I think is a super one-stop shop for

atheism

My new ebook available now: The Problem with "God"

My new ebook is available now on Kindle, Nook and Kobo. James A. Lindsay (Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God Equals Folly) kindly wrote a foreword to support the project.

classical theism

New ebook on classical theism out soon

I have put together some previous blog writing with a little bit of original stuff to create a hopefully narrative cumulative case against the god of classical theism (with all of the omni characteristics). Most of the posts can be found here; the project was advised of me elsewhere so

atheism

Classical theism: God's characteristics shown as incoherent

The classical theistic components of God, his characteristics of being all-loving, all-powerful and all-knowing don't work very well together. This has been something which I have sought to elucidate over the years, so I thought I would compile a synopsis of where we are at with the idea of OmniGod,