Last week I provided an overview of the dynamic and static theories of time, and their implications for whether or God is temporal. Today I intend to provide a summary of the various arguments for and against these positions. Over...
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One of the main issues in determining whether God is temporal or not, is which of the dynamic or static theories of time corresponds more accurately to reality. If the static theory of time is correct, there are (by definition)...
Yesterday I summarised the argument that God is temporal (at least since creation). Yet based on comments from Alan, it is apparent that I failed to explain what I meant by 'tensed facts exist'. So let me try and clarify...
Sometime ago I started a series looking at God's relationship with time, based on William Lane Craig's book called Time and Eternity. The traditional view of God and Time has been that God is outside of time entirely, and so...
I blogged previously about theories of time, and how most philosophers of time believe that if the dynamic theory of time is true, God must be in time. Alternatively, if the static theory of time is true, then God must...
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I blogged previously about theories of time, and how most philosophers of time believe that if the dynamic theory of time is true, God must be in time. Alternatively, if the static theory of time is true, then God must...
Continue reading "Arguments for a Dynamic Theory of Time (Part One)" »
I wrote previously about a couple of books about the nature of God and time that I have been reading recently. In addition, I presented a brief argument arguing that God must be temporal as opposed to timeless.Well, subsequently to...
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