God as an asset and some paradoxical implications

Conventional monotheist religious believers commonly believe that God will sometimes assist them, will be on their side. God, in other words, they believe, is an asset. Conceptually an asset is anything (such as a person or an object) that can assist one, something that is prima facie good to posses...

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Main Author: Smilansky, Saul (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2024
In: Religious studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 60, Issue: 2, Pages: 193-203
Further subjects:B Religious Beliefs
B Assets
B Moral Obligations
B Moral Dilemmas
B moral paradoxes
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