On the cannot of infallibility

We content that a very seductive argument for theological fatalism fails. In the course of our discussion we point out that theological fatalism is incompatible with the existence of a being who is omnipotent, omniscient and infallible. We end by suggesting that ‘possible’ formalized as ‘◊’ is to be...

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Main Author: Blum, Alex (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands 2005
In: Sophia
Year: 2005, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 125-127
Further subjects:B Religious Study
B Modal Logic
B Strong Argument
B Intended Target
B Logical Study
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Summary:We content that a very seductive argument for theological fatalism fails. In the course of our discussion we point out that theological fatalism is incompatible with the existence of a being who is omnipotent, omniscient and infallible. We end by suggesting that ‘possible’ formalized as ‘◊’ is to be understood as ‘can or could have been’ and not simply as ‘can’. The argument we discuss conflates the two.
ISSN:1873-930X
Contains:Enthalten in: Sophia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF02780486