12 Questions
What is the term for the capacity to choose from alternative courses of action or decision?
Free will
Which characteristic refers to the quality of being perfectly good?
Benevolence
What does the term 'omniscience' refer to in relation to god?
All knowing
What does the term 'sentience' refer to in relation to the human race?
Feel and experience
What term describes the capacity to make choices in life?
Free will
Which characteristic refers to the quality of being perfectly good?
Benevolence
What term refers to the quality of being all powerful?
Omnipotence
What does the term 'sentience' refer to in relation to the human race?
Capacity to feel and experience
God is all knowing, also known as omniscient?
True
God is not all powerful, also known as omnipotent?
False
The human mind's capacity to choose from alternative courses of action is referred to as free will?
True
The freedom to perform an action without any obstacles or hindrances is known as free action?
True
Study Notes
Characteristics of God
- Omniscience refers to the quality of having all knowledge or being all-knowing, often attributed to God.
- Omnipotence refers to the quality of being all-powerful or having unlimited power, often attributed to God.
Human Characteristics
Free Will and Sentience
- Free will refers to the capacity to make choices in life or the human mind's capacity to choose from alternative courses of action.
- Sentience refers to the state of being aware of one's surroundings, feelings, and sensations, a characteristic attributed to the human race.
Clarifying Misconceptions
- God is omniscient, meaning God is all-knowing.
- God is omnipotent, meaning God is all-powerful.
- Free action refers to the freedom to perform an action without any obstacles or hindrances.
Explore the concepts of human rationality, the nature of the human mind, the attributes of God, and the meaning of freedom and free will in this quiz.
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