Ep. 93 Is the Classical God a Psychopath?
The Reluctant Theologian Podcast
The Impassible God of Classical Theism Does Not Have Compassion
The god of classical theism cannot satisfy two of the thre conditions for sympathy, hence, does not have ympathy. Compassion is a beneficent action towards some one on the basis of having sympathy with that person. The only emotion that god understands is a pure, undisturbable bliss that is grounded entirely in himself. This is because it is impossible for god to be moved or influenced by anything outside of himself and his own glory.
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