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Anything that knows everything also knows how it knows everything, and how it knows that, etc. ad infinitum. Infinite protraction is impossible; therefore omniscience is impossible.
Anything that knows everything also knows how it knows everything, and how it knows that, etc. ad infinitum. Infinite protraction is impossible; therefore omniscience is impossible.
That is logically true.Anything that knows everything also knows how it knows everything, and how it knows that, etc. ad infinitum. Infinite protraction is impossible; therefore omniscience is impossible.
These philosophical omni- descriptions of attributes of God make no sense whatsoever. These are invented by the mind of humans. Using them always ends up in getting twisted up in mental gymnastics as you note.Anything that knows everything also knows how it knows everything, and how it knows that, etc. ad infinitum. Infinite protraction is impossible; therefore omniscience is impossible.
I wonder what kind of things?With God all things are possible.
That's not really a problem, since nothing is nothing to know.Infinite regression is not really the problem - the real problem with omniscience is that to be omniscient it would be necessary to know what it is like to be profoundly ignorant - to know nothing (about anything) - it would also be necessary to know what it is like to have partial knowledge of something. If God, being omniscient, doesn't even know what it is like not to know what is for dinner tonight, then we all have knowledge that is unavailable to God. If God does know what I'm going to have for dinner tonight then he does not know what it is like to be ignorant like me. But if God doesn't have that knowledge then he is not omniscient after all. Either way God is not omniscient. But I don't suppose he's too worried about it.
I don't get your argument. Why could an omniscient being not also know why they are omniscient with infinite protraction and etc., etc..Anything that knows everything also knows how it knows everything, and how it knows that, etc. ad infinitum. Infinite protraction is impossible; therefore omniscience is impossible.
There is a school of Christian thought that holds that God is not omniscient, it is called the Open View of God. Though not knowing what hasn´t happened yet ( except when He reaches into history as in prophecy). He is perfectly prepared to deal as he chooses with what could occur. He knows every possibility, every option, every reaction. His purpose cannot be thwarted by whatever occurs, In addition, he knows humans, their thought processes their propensities, perfectly. Finally, his omnipotence can be used to manipulate events as he chooses to bring about the results he chooses. If God knows everything before it occurs, free will is an illusion, one must do exactly as God knew one would do a trillion years before. Everything is a movie God has seen before, it doesn´t change.Anything that knows everything also knows how it knows everything, and how it knows that, etc. ad infinitum. Infinite protraction is impossible; therefore omniscience is impossible.
That isn't a regression issue thats just knowing what why and how. Different apsects of the same knowledge.Anything that knows everything also knows how it knows everything, and how it knows that, etc. ad infinitum. Infinite protraction is impossible; therefore omniscience is impossible.
That works when your concept of God is pantheistic.That isn't a regression issue thats just knowing what why and how. Different apsects of the same knowledge.
Also, only god knows why. I mean that seriously its not just a kid rock song.
That's not really a problem, since nothing is nothing to know.
You're claiming not only omniscience, but magic omniscience.I don't get your argument. Why could an omniscient being not also know why they are omniscient with infinite protraction and etc., etc..
We have 2 choices: figure out the mental gymnastics, or just assume that God can't be over-flattered, and dogmatically assert whatever we like. A God who wants people to figure out reality would have no use for that ****.These philosophical omni- descriptions of attributes of God make no sense whatsoever. These are invented by the mind of humans. Using them always ends up in getting twisted up in mental gymnastics as you note.
There is only one premise which is oneness, starting from a singularity to what we call the "uni"verse. The logical implications easily follow.That works when your concept of God is pantheistic.
Pantheism has another epistemic problem. It embraces logical contradiction, thereby making epistemology non-existent for all practical purposes - or everyone can make up whatever epistemology they want. There are no rules in pantheism but arbitrarily chosen rules.