Philosophy Research Archives 10:383-391 (1984)
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This paper argues that there is a conflict between divine omniscience and the human right to privacy. The right to privacy derives from the right to moral autonomy, which human persons possess even against a divine being. It follows that if God exists and persists in knowing all things, his knowledge is a non-justifiable violation of a human right. On the other hand, if God exists and restricts his knowing in deference to human privacy, it follows that he cannot fulfill the traditional function of being the perfect and final judge of all things
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Keywords | Contemporary Philosophy History of Philosophy |
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ISBN(s) | 0164-0771 |
DOI | 10.5840/pra19841011 |
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