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Mantus · 12-15-2003, 02:15 PM

That’s it, I just had to make a new thread since me and :::OshnSoul::: were jacking the other one with this debate.

So here is a hypothetical question: what would motivate god to act?

As human beings we are constantly forced into making choices through external or internal pressures. Yet god has no external pressure. God is omnipotent and non-dependant. God is also free from all instincts. If god does have emotions then they would be in perfect balance.

Why would god make the choice to act?

The motivation cannot come from curiosity because god is presumed to be omniscient. Omniscience is defined as infinite knowledge. It is knowledge of all possibilities in the past, present and future.

As god is infinite he is able to experience infinity. God's omniscience means that god already has knowledge of the experience of infinity. Our memory is vague and corrupt; while omniscient knowledge would be the equivalent of the experience. An omniscient being already knows what the experience would be like down to every single detail in all possibilities.

Some believe that god can get bored. I would strongly disagree. The definition of “bored” is: to make weary by being dull, repetitive, or tedious. If god could get bored, then he would have probably killed himself a long time ago. As an omniscient being one already has perfect knowledge of all experience. There is no novelty in performing any actions for such a being. Therefore action itself would not elevate a boredom caused by omniscience.

So what could motivate an omnipotent and omniscient being to do anything at all?

12-15-2003, 02:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mantus lascivious	What motivates god? That’s it, I just had to make a new thread since me and :::OshnSoul::: were jacking the other one with this debate. So here is a hypothetical question: what would motivate god to act? As human beings we are constantly forced into making choices through external or internal pressures. Yet god has no external pressure. God is omnipotent and non-dependant. God is also free from all instincts. If god does have emotions then they would be in perfect balance. Why would god make the choice to act? The motivation cannot come from curiosity because god is presumed to be omniscient. Omniscience is defined as infinite knowledge. It is knowledge of all possibilities in the past, present and future. As god is infinite he is able to experience infinity. God's omniscience means that god already has knowledge of the experience of infinity. Our memory is vague and corrupt; while omniscient knowledge would be the equivalent of the experience. An omniscient being already knows what the experience would be like down to every single detail in all possibilities. Some believe that god can get bored. I would strongly disagree. The definition of “bored” is: to make weary by being dull, repetitive, or tedious. If god could get bored, then he would have probably killed himself a long time ago. As an omniscient being one already has perfect knowledge of all experience. There is no novelty in performing any actions for such a being. Therefore action itself would not elevate a boredom caused by omniscience. So what could motivate an omnipotent and omniscient being to do anything at all?