As a fan of the recently popularized Jordan Peterson, I'd like to analyse a particular assertion of his.
Firstly, I like him for his (mostly) critical thinking and considerable knowledge. However, he is (sort-of) religious, and a few things I disagree with him about.
He has said that...
If God were all-powerful, he must have the power to take away his powers.
So let's say God was once all-powerful. Then yesterday he decided to give up his powers, but kept it secret. There is no way for us to know. Therefore we cannot know whether he is presently all-powerful.
If we believe...
No god can be all-knowing and all-powerful.
This not a new argument, but I’d like to hear any fresh takes on it.
If a god is all knowing, he must know in advance everything every person is going to do and can therefore judge them even before giving them life.
If he judges they should go to...