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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 3. Divine Perfections
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Stoics say that God the creator is the perfection of all animals [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 5. God and Time
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God is 'eternal' either by being non-temporal, or by enduring forever [Davies,B]
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / a. Divine morality
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The origin of justice can only be in Zeus, and in nature [Chrysippus]
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Can God be good, if he has not maximised goodness? [Davies,B]
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / c. God is the good
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The goodness of God may be a higher form than the goodness of moral agents [Davies,B]
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / d. God decrees morality
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Stoics teach that law is identical with right reason, which is the will of Zeus [Chrysippus, by Diog. Laertius]
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The source of all justice is Zeus and the universal nature [Chrysippus]
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How could God have obligations? What law could possibly impose them? [Davies,B]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 1. Proof of God
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'Natural theology' aims to prove God to anyone (not just believers) by reason or argument [Davies,B]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / a. Cosmological Proof
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A distinct cause of the universe can't be material (which would be part of the universe) [Davies,B]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof
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The universe exhibits design either in its sense of purpose, or in its regularity [Davies,B]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / c. Teleological Proof critique
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If God is an orderly being, he cannot be the explanation of order [Davies,B]
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28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / d. Religious Experience
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Maybe an abnormal state of mind is needed to experience God? [Davies,B]
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A believer can experience the world as infused with God [Davies,B]
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The experiences of God are inconsistent, not universal, and untestable [Davies,B]
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