Ep. 78 Divine Simplicity and Modal Collapse, Still Valid, Always Has Been
The Reluctant Theologian Podcast
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Isn't God's Act an Act of Creation?
The only thing that makes god's act an act of creation is whether or not the universe exists. The classical theist says that god's acts are denominated by god's intended goal, so if god intended to create a different universe, then that's like a different act, because it has a different intended goal. So given the scholastic understanding of action, what makes god'sact an act ofcreationis is how God intends to bring about existence of a universe. And in fact, this one reason why we need valacella wouists and moto colapso argues for christianism as opposed to traditional atheistic views onGod’s actions.
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