The Reluctant Theologian Podcast
Ep. 137 Divine Simplicity, Creation Ex Nihilo, and Spanish Providence
Dec 19, 2023
Topics discussed include Divine Simplicity, creation ex nihilo, rejecting creation out of nothing, objections to Divine Simplicity, exploring extrinsic accidental properties, reflections on Augustine and Peter Lombard's understanding, cultural significance of TLC, upcoming summer school in Spain, arguments against creation ex nihilo
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- Divine Simplicity is critiqued for its failure to account for accidental predicates, making God a property, and modal collapse.
- The compatibility of timelessness and creation ex nihilo is explored, arguing that it entails God's existence before the universe and challenges the idea of an everlasting series of universes.
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Existence of God and Divine Simplicity
The podcast episode explores the concept of Divine Simplicity and the objections raised against it. The speaker discusses three objections: the failure of Divine Simplicity to account for accidental predicates, the claim that Divine Simplicity makes God a property, and the objection of modal collapse. The speaker offers counterarguments and clarifies the position of neoclassical theists critical of Divine Simplicity. The conversation delves into the interpretation of key thinkers such as Aquinas and discusses the historical and theoretical background of the concept.
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