
HoP 164 - Man and Superman - Gersonides and the Jewish Reaction to Averroes
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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God's Knowledge Is Infinite
"I am not as good at seeing the future as the intellect is," says David Frum. If God knows that Hayawatha will take a nap tomorrow, how can it still be possible that she not take a nap? Gersonides flatly rejects the notion that any knowledge, even God's, could embrace something that is actually infinite. He thinks that prophets and astrologers frequently forecast events accurately thanks to revelation.
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