Abstract
I provide a further response to Jason A. Beyer’s objections to the alleged inconsistency between God’s omniscience and His other attributes.
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We have also discussed an argument, according to which if God is omnipotent, then He cannot have complete knowledge of what it is like to feel fear, frustration, and despair. I set this argument aside in this paper because it is structurally identical to the first argument.
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I would like to thank Dr. Beyer for giving me the opportunity to exchange ideas on this topic. Despite our disagreement, I am grateful for his careful and challenging responses to my objections.
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Nagasawa, Y. A Further Reply to Beyer on Omniscience. SOPHIA 46, 65–67 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11841-007-0006-7
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