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57283bd62ca10214002da133 | God | There is no clear consensus on the nature or even the existence of God. The Abrahamic conceptions of God include the monotheistic definition of God in Judaism, the trinitarian view of Christians, and the Islamic concept of God. The dharmic religions differ in their view of the divine: views of God in Hinduism vary by r... | How much can belief in God vary in Hinduism? | {
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"region, sect, and caste"
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57283bd62ca10214002da136 | God | There is no clear consensus on the nature or even the existence of God. The Abrahamic conceptions of God include the monotheistic definition of God in Judaism, the trinitarian view of Christians, and the Islamic concept of God. The dharmic religions differ in their view of the divine: views of God in Hinduism vary by r... | What kind of religion is Hinduism considered? | {
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572bfdaadfb02c14005c6b1f | God | There is no clear consensus on the nature or even the existence of God. The Abrahamic conceptions of God include the monotheistic definition of God in Judaism, the trinitarian view of Christians, and the Islamic concept of God. The dharmic religions differ in their view of the divine: views of God in Hinduism vary by r... | What type of religion is Judaism? | {
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"monotheistic"
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572bfdaadfb02c14005c6b20 | God | There is no clear consensus on the nature or even the existence of God. The Abrahamic conceptions of God include the monotheistic definition of God in Judaism, the trinitarian view of Christians, and the Islamic concept of God. The dharmic religions differ in their view of the divine: views of God in Hinduism vary by r... | What type of religion is Christianity? | {
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"trinitarian"
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572bfdaadfb02c14005c6b21 | God | There is no clear consensus on the nature or even the existence of God. The Abrahamic conceptions of God include the monotheistic definition of God in Judaism, the trinitarian view of Christians, and the Islamic concept of God. The dharmic religions differ in their view of the divine: views of God in Hinduism vary by r... | How many gods do the Hindu's have? | {
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"monotheistic to polytheistic to atheistic."
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57283f072ca10214002da170 | God | Monotheists hold that there is only one god, and may claim that the one true god is worshiped in different religions under different names. The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism. In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity... | What do Muslims believe that Trinitism too closely resembles? | {
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"polytheism"
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57283f072ca10214002da171 | God | Monotheists hold that there is only one god, and may claim that the one true god is worshiped in different religions under different names. The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism. In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity... | Which belief is expected to never try and visualize God? | {
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"iconodules"
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57283f072ca10214002da172 | God | Monotheists hold that there is only one god, and may claim that the one true god is worshiped in different religions under different names. The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism. In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity... | What is the most basic belief of the Muslim religion? | {
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"tawhid"
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57283f072ca10214002da173 | God | Monotheists hold that there is only one god, and may claim that the one true god is worshiped in different religions under different names. The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism. In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity... | What religious text helps reinforce to Muslims that Christianity is more like polytheism? | {
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57283f072ca10214002da174 | God | Monotheists hold that there is only one god, and may claim that the one true god is worshiped in different religions under different names. The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism. In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity... | What is the meaning behind the Muslim concept of tawhid? | {
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572bfe69dfb02c14005c6b26 | God | Monotheists hold that there is only one god, and may claim that the one true god is worshiped in different religions under different names. The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism. In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity... | What religion believes that all theist worship the same god? | {
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254
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"Hinduism and Sikhism"
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572bfe69dfb02c14005c6b27 | God | Monotheists hold that there is only one god, and may claim that the one true god is worshiped in different religions under different names. The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism. In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity... | What is the trinity in Christianity? | {
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"one God in three persons"
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572bfe69dfb02c14005c6b25 | God | Monotheists hold that there is only one god, and may claim that the one true god is worshiped in different religions under different names. The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism. In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity... | What do monotheists believe? | {
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"one god"
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572bfe69dfb02c14005c6b28 | God | Monotheists hold that there is only one god, and may claim that the one true god is worshiped in different religions under different names. The view that all theists actually worship the same god, whether they know it or not, is especially emphasized in Hinduism and Sikhism. In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity... | What do Muslims think of Christianity? | {
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"text": [
"comparing it to polytheism"
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572842d74b864d1900164834 | God | Theism generally holds that God exists realistically, objectively, and independently of human thought; that God created and sustains everything; that God is omnipotent and eternal; and that God is personal and interacting with the universe through, for example, religious experience and the prayers of humans. Theism hol... | What is the basis behind Catholic theology? | {
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635
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"God is infinitely simple and is not involuntarily subject to time"
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572842d74b864d1900164835 | God | Theism generally holds that God exists realistically, objectively, and independently of human thought; that God created and sustains everything; that God is omnipotent and eternal; and that God is personal and interacting with the universe through, for example, religious experience and the prayers of humans. Theism hol... | What ways can God interact with the universe? | {
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262
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"religious experience and the prayers of humans"
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572842d74b864d1900164836 | God | Theism generally holds that God exists realistically, objectively, and independently of human thought; that God created and sustains everything; that God is omnipotent and eternal; and that God is personal and interacting with the universe through, for example, religious experience and the prayers of humans. Theism hol... | Why is it sometimes hard to think of God as benevolent? | {
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"God's responsibility for evil and suffering in the world"
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572842d74b864d1900164837 | God | Theism generally holds that God exists realistically, objectively, and independently of human thought; that God created and sustains everything; that God is omnipotent and eternal; and that God is personal and interacting with the universe through, for example, religious experience and the prayers of humans. Theism hol... | What is the suffix theism used for? | {
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"text": [
"used to refer in general to any belief in a god or gods"
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572842d74b864d1900164838 | God | Theism generally holds that God exists realistically, objectively, and independently of human thought; that God created and sustains everything; that God is omnipotent and eternal; and that God is personal and interacting with the universe through, for example, religious experience and the prayers of humans. Theism hol... | What are examples of different types of theism? | {
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"monotheism or polytheism"
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572bff5edfb02c14005c6b2d | God | Theism generally holds that God exists realistically, objectively, and independently of human thought; that God created and sustains everything; that God is omnipotent and eternal; and that God is personal and interacting with the universe through, for example, religious experience and the prayers of humans. Theism hol... | What three points do most theists agree on? | {
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"God is omnipotent, omniscient, and benevolent,"
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572bff5edfb02c14005c6b2e | God | Theism generally holds that God exists realistically, objectively, and independently of human thought; that God created and sustains everything; that God is omnipotent and eternal; and that God is personal and interacting with the universe through, for example, religious experience and the prayers of humans. Theism hol... | What religion believes that God is infinitely simple and not subject to time? | {
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606
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"Catholic"
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572bff5edfb02c14005c6b2f | God | Theism generally holds that God exists realistically, objectively, and independently of human thought; that God created and sustains everything; that God is omnipotent and eternal; and that God is personal and interacting with the universe through, for example, religious experience and the prayers of humans. Theism hol... | What does theism mean in general? | {
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"belief in a god or gods"
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572857772ca10214002da2a4 | God | Deism holds that God is wholly transcendent: God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it. In this view, God is not anthropomorphic, and neither answers prayers nor produces miracles. Common in Deism is a belief that God has no interest in humanity and may not even be aware of ... | What is a deistic view of God? | {
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45
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"God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it"
]
} |
572857772ca10214002da2a5 | God | Deism holds that God is wholly transcendent: God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it. In this view, God is not anthropomorphic, and neither answers prayers nor produces miracles. Common in Deism is a belief that God has no interest in humanity and may not even be aware of ... | How does a deistic God feel about us? | {
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267
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"text": [
"no interest in humanity and may not even be aware of humanity"
]
} |
572857772ca10214002da2a6 | God | Deism holds that God is wholly transcendent: God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it. In this view, God is not anthropomorphic, and neither answers prayers nor produces miracles. Common in Deism is a belief that God has no interest in humanity and may not even be aware of ... | What is Pandeism? | {
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474
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"why God would create a universe and then abandon it"
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} |
572857772ca10214002da2a7 | God | Deism holds that God is wholly transcendent: God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it. In this view, God is not anthropomorphic, and neither answers prayers nor produces miracles. Common in Deism is a belief that God has no interest in humanity and may not even be aware of ... | What does a deistic God not do? | {
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179
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"neither answers prayers nor produces miracles"
]
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572c0039dfb02c14005c6b3d | God | Deism holds that God is wholly transcendent: God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it. In this view, God is not anthropomorphic, and neither answers prayers nor produces miracles. Common in Deism is a belief that God has no interest in humanity and may not even be aware of ... | What type of religion believes that God is transcendent? | {
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0
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"Deism"
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572c0039dfb02c14005c6b3e | God | Deism holds that God is wholly transcendent: God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it. In this view, God is not anthropomorphic, and neither answers prayers nor produces miracles. Common in Deism is a belief that God has no interest in humanity and may not even be aware of ... | What is deism? | {
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259
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"God has no interest in humanity"
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572c0039dfb02c14005c6b3f | God | Deism holds that God is wholly transcendent: God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it. In this view, God is not anthropomorphic, and neither answers prayers nor produces miracles. Common in Deism is a belief that God has no interest in humanity and may not even be aware of ... | In deism is God represented in human form? | {
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147
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"God is not anthropomorphic"
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572c0039dfb02c14005c6b40 | God | Deism holds that God is wholly transcendent: God exists, but does not intervene in the world beyond what was necessary to create it. In this view, God is not anthropomorphic, and neither answers prayers nor produces miracles. Common in Deism is a belief that God has no interest in humanity and may not even be aware of ... | In deism, does God answer prayers? | {
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"neither answers prayers"
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572857f42ca10214002da2ac | God | Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopag... | What is Pantheism? | {
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21
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"God is the universe and the universe is God"
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} |
572857f42ca10214002da2ad | God | Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopag... | WHat is Panentheism? | {
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97
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"text": [
"God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe"
]
} |
572857f42ca10214002da2ae | God | Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopag... | WHat is Kabbalah? | {
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424
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"text": [
"Jewish mysticism"
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} |
572857f42ca10214002da2af | God | Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopag... | Who is the founder of Hasidic Judaism? | {
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567
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"The Baal Shem Tov"
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572c010e750c471900ed4c70 | God | Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopag... | What is pantheism? | {
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21
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"text": [
"God is the universe"
]
} |
572c010e750c471900ed4c71 | God | Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopag... | Who was the founder of Hasidic Judaism? | {
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567
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"The Baal Shem Tov"
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} |
572c010e750c471900ed4c72 | God | Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopag... | What is Panentheism? | {
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97
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"text": [
"God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe"
]
} |
572c010e750c471900ed4c73 | God | Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopag... | What from of Hinduism does not believe in panentheism? | {
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243
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"text": [
"Vaishnavism"
]
} |
572c010e750c471900ed4c74 | God | Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopag... | What is another name for Jewish mysticism? | {
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414
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"text": [
"Kabbalah"
]
} |
572c0112dfb02c14005c6b45 | God | Pantheism holds that God is the universe and the universe is God, whereas Panentheism holds that God contains, but is not identical to, the Universe. It is also the view of the Liberal Catholic Church; Theosophy; some views of Hinduism except Vaishnavism, which believes in panentheism; Sikhism; some divisions of Neopag... | What is pantheism? | {
"answer_start": [
21
],
"text": [
"God is the universe"
]
} |
572859253acd2414000df935 | God | Even non-theist views about gods vary. Some non-theists avoid the concept of God, whilst accepting that it is significant to many; other non-theists understand God as a symbol of human values and aspirations. The nineteenth-century English atheist Charles Bradlaugh declared that he refused to say "There is no God", bec... | What do some non-theists view God as? | {
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167
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"text": [
"a symbol of human values and aspirations"
]
} |
572859253acd2414000df936 | God | Even non-theist views about gods vary. Some non-theists avoid the concept of God, whilst accepting that it is significant to many; other non-theists understand God as a symbol of human values and aspirations. The nineteenth-century English atheist Charles Bradlaugh declared that he refused to say "There is no God", bec... | Although a proclaimed atheist, who was it that said "the word 'God' is to me a sound conveying no clear or distinct affirmation"? | {
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248
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"text": [
"Charles Bradlaugh"
]
} |
572859253acd2414000df937 | God | Even non-theist views about gods vary. Some non-theists avoid the concept of God, whilst accepting that it is significant to many; other non-theists understand God as a symbol of human values and aspirations. The nineteenth-century English atheist Charles Bradlaugh declared that he refused to say "There is no God", bec... | What is NOMA? | {
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564
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"text": [
"non-overlapping magisteria"
]
} |
572859253acd2414000df938 | God | Even non-theist views about gods vary. Some non-theists avoid the concept of God, whilst accepting that it is significant to many; other non-theists understand God as a symbol of human values and aspirations. The nineteenth-century English atheist Charles Bradlaugh declared that he refused to say "There is no God", bec... | In NOMA, what should be used to answer questions about the physical world? | {
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776
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"text": [
"science"
]
} |
572859253acd2414000df939 | God | Even non-theist views about gods vary. Some non-theists avoid the concept of God, whilst accepting that it is significant to many; other non-theists understand God as a symbol of human values and aspirations. The nineteenth-century English atheist Charles Bradlaugh declared that he refused to say "There is no God", bec... | What should be used to answer ultimate questions on morality and meaning? | {
"answer_start": [
866
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"text": [
"theology"
]
} |
572c0233dfb02c14005c6b4f | God | Even non-theist views about gods vary. Some non-theists avoid the concept of God, whilst accepting that it is significant to many; other non-theists understand God as a symbol of human values and aspirations. The nineteenth-century English atheist Charles Bradlaugh declared that he refused to say "There is no God", bec... | Name the nineteenth century English atheist? | {
"answer_start": [
248
],
"text": [
"Charles Bradlaugh"
]
} |
572c0233dfb02c14005c6b50 | God | Even non-theist views about gods vary. Some non-theists avoid the concept of God, whilst accepting that it is significant to many; other non-theists understand God as a symbol of human values and aspirations. The nineteenth-century English atheist Charles Bradlaugh declared that he refused to say "There is no God", bec... | What does Stephen Jay Gould call philosophy that deals in the supernatural? | {
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564
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"text": [
"non-overlapping magisteria\" (NOMA)"
]
} |
572c0233dfb02c14005c6b51 | God | Even non-theist views about gods vary. Some non-theists avoid the concept of God, whilst accepting that it is significant to many; other non-theists understand God as a symbol of human values and aspirations. The nineteenth-century English atheist Charles Bradlaugh declared that he refused to say "There is no God", bec... | What category does NOMA fall under? | {
"answer_start": [
866
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"text": [
"theology"
]
} |
57285a642ca10214002da2b4 | God | Another view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that "a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference." Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the Universe was d... | What did Sagan argue was the only was to prove the existence of God? | {
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457
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"text": [
"the discovery that the universe is infinitely old"
]
} |
57285a642ca10214002da2b5 | God | Another view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that "a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference." Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the Universe was d... | What is Richard Dawkins belief about the existence of God? | {
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118
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"\"a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference.\""
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} |
57285a642ca10214002da2b6 | God | Another view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that "a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference." Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the Universe was d... | What kind of difference does Dawkins believe would come from the existence of God? | {
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224
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"text": [
"a scientific difference"
]
} |
572c02d82babe914003c297c | God | Another view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that "a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference." Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the Universe was d... | Who argued that the existence of God is an empirical question? | {
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26
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"Richard Dawkins"
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} |
572c02d82babe914003c297d | God | Another view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that "a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference." Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the Universe was d... | Who stated that God was difficult both to prove or disprove? | {
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250
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"text": [
"Carl Sagan"
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} |
572c02d82babe914003c297e | God | Another view, advanced by Richard Dawkins, is that the existence of God is an empirical question, on the grounds that "a universe with a god would be a completely different kind of universe from one without, and it would be a scientific difference." Carl Sagan argued that the doctrine of a Creator of the Universe was d... | How could science discover if there was not a creator? | {
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476
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"text": [
"the universe is infinitely old."
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} |
57285c604b864d1900164956 | God | Stephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer these questions... | What does Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow pose as a better question that "Is there a God"? | {
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230
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"text": [
"who created God"
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} |
57285c604b864d1900164957 | God | Stephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer these questions... | Who wrote The Grand Design? | {
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0
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"text": [
"Stephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow"
]
} |
57285c604b864d1900164958 | God | Stephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer these questions... | What is Michael Nikoletseas profession? | {
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397
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"Neuroscientist"
]
} |
57285c604b864d1900164959 | God | Stephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer these questions... | How do Hawking and Mlodinow believe the question of God can be answered? | {
"answer_start": [
321
],
"text": [
"purely within the realm of science"
]
} |
572c0399f182dd1900d7c7b8 | God | Stephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer these questions... | What is the name of Stephen Hawking's book? | {
"answer_start": [
68
],
"text": [
"The Grand Design"
]
} |
572c0399f182dd1900d7c7b9 | God | Stephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer these questions... | Who was Hawking's co-author? | {
"answer_start": [
30
],
"text": [
"Leonard Mlodinow"
]
} |
572c0399f182dd1900d7c7ba | God | Stephen Hawking and co-author Leonard Mlodinow state in their book, The Grand Design, that it is reasonable to ask who or what created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of who created God. Both authors claim however, that it is possible to answer these questions... | Who says the that whether there is or isn't a God are just like questions in natural science? | {
"answer_start": [
412
],
"text": [
"Michael Nikoletseas"
]
} |
57285eda3acd2414000df970 | God | Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which is, in his o... | Why does Stewart Guthrie believe that people project their human features onto non human things? | {
"answer_start": [
707
],
"text": [
"it makes those aspects more familiar"
]
} |
57285eda3acd2414000df972 | God | Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which is, in his o... | What is one of the most common traits of religion according to Boyer? | {
"answer_start": [
167
],
"text": [
"The construction of gods and spirits like persons"
]
} |
57285eda3acd2414000df971 | God | Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which is, in his o... | What did Frued believe about the belief in God? | {
"answer_start": [
779
],
"text": [
"god concepts are projections of one's father"
]
} |
57285eda3acd2414000df96f | God | Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which is, in his o... | How does Pascal Boyer believe that gods and other supernatural beings behave? | {
"answer_start": [
149
],
"text": [
"much like people"
]
} |
572c0480dfb02c14005c6b5f | God | Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which is, in his o... | Who argues that there are lots of supernatural things in the world? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Pascal Boyer"
]
} |
572c0480dfb02c14005c6b60 | God | Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which is, in his o... | How do supernatural entities act? | {
"answer_start": [
149
],
"text": [
"much like people"
]
} |
572c0480dfb02c14005c6b61 | God | Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which is, in his o... | Which religion does Boyer equate with a modern soap opera? | {
"answer_start": [
285
],
"text": [
"Greek mythology"
]
} |
572c0480dfb02c14005c6b62 | God | Pascal Boyer argues that while there is a wide array of supernatural concepts found around the world, in general, supernatural beings tend to behave much like people. The construction of gods and spirits like persons is one of the best known traits of religion. He cites examples from Greek mythology, which is, in his o... | Who believed that gods are just projections of a person's father? | {
"answer_start": [
745
],
"text": [
"Sigmund Freud"
]
} |
572864644b864d190016496e | God | Likewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing morality. I... | What are ways that small social groups can force morality? | {
"answer_start": [
386
],
"text": [
"gossip or reputation"
]
} |
572864644b864d190016496f | God | Likewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing morality. I... | Who suggested that by including the presence of an omniscient God, selfishness can be controlled and cooperation can be gained? | {
"answer_start": [
188
],
"text": [
"Matt Rossano"
]
} |
572864644b864d1900164970 | God | Likewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing morality. I... | What did Émile Durkheim suggest about the existence of God? | {
"answer_start": [
65
],
"text": [
"gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings"
]
} |
572864644b864d1900164971 | God | Likewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing morality. I... | Why would humans have begun to create gods? | {
"answer_start": [
288
],
"text": [
"a means of enforcing morality"
]
} |
572c0541dfb02c14005c6b67 | God | Likewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing morality. I... | Who posited that humans created gods to create morality in social groups? | {
"answer_start": [
188
],
"text": [
"Matt Rossano"
]
} |
572c0541dfb02c14005c6b68 | God | Likewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing morality. I... | Omnipresent gods are a way to watch large groups and enforce what? | {
"answer_start": [
446
],
"text": [
"morality"
]
} |
572c0541dfb02c14005c6b69 | God | Likewise, Émile Durkheim was one of the earliest to suggest that gods represent an extension of human social life to include supernatural beings. In line with this reasoning, psychologist Matt Rossano contends that when humans began living in larger groups, they may have created gods as a means of enforcing morality. I... | Omniprestent gods helped build what? | {
"answer_start": [
647
],
"text": [
"more cooperative groups"
]
} |
572867304b864d190016499e | God | St. Anselm's approach was to define God as, "that than which nothing greater can be conceived". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: "By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one expresses an ete... | How did St. Anselm define the existence of God? | {
"answer_start": [
44
],
"text": [
"\"that than which nothing greater can be conceived\""
]
} |
572867304b864d190016499f | God | St. Anselm's approach was to define God as, "that than which nothing greater can be conceived". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: "By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one expresses an ete... | Who said that God is "a substance consisting of infinite attributes"? | {
"answer_start": [
124
],
"text": [
"Baruch Spinoza"
]
} |
572867304b864d19001649a0 | God | St. Anselm's approach was to define God as, "that than which nothing greater can be conceived". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: "By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one expresses an ete... | What did Baruch Spinoza use as proof for the existence of God? | {
"answer_start": [
492
],
"text": [
"a variation of the Ontological argument"
]
} |
572867304b864d19001649a1 | God | St. Anselm's approach was to define God as, "that than which nothing greater can be conceived". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: "By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one expresses an ete... | What did Spinoza believe the world was made of? | {
"answer_start": [
406
],
"text": [
"one substance, God, or its equivalent, Nature"
]
} |
572c061cdfb02c14005c6b6d | God | St. Anselm's approach was to define God as, "that than which nothing greater can be conceived". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: "By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one expresses an ete... | Who defined god as "that than which nothing greater can be conceived"? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"St. Anselm"
]
} |
572c061cdfb02c14005c6b6e | God | St. Anselm's approach was to define God as, "that than which nothing greater can be conceived". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: "By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one expresses an ete... | Name a famous pantheist? | {
"answer_start": [
124
],
"text": [
"Baruch Spinoza"
]
} |
572c061cdfb02c14005c6b6f | God | St. Anselm's approach was to define God as, "that than which nothing greater can be conceived". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: "By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one expresses an ete... | What was Spinoza's concept of God? | {
"answer_start": [
223
],
"text": [
"infinite"
]
} |
572c061cdfb02c14005c6b70 | God | St. Anselm's approach was to define God as, "that than which nothing greater can be conceived". Famed pantheist philosopher Baruch Spinoza would later carry this idea to its extreme: "By God I understand a being absolutely infinite, i.e., a substance consisting of infinite attributes, of which each one expresses an ete... | Spinoza believed that the universe was made up of one substance which is? | {
"answer_start": [
421
],
"text": [
"God"
]
} |
57286a723acd2414000df9b9 | God | Some findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is particularly ... | How does Dawkins interpret evidence for or against the existence of God? | {
"answer_start": [
488
],
"text": [
"a lack of evidence for the material existence"
]
} |
57286a723acd2414000df9ba | God | Some findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is particularly ... | What do atheists believe of God? | {
"answer_start": [
178
],
"text": [
"an imaginary entity only"
]
} |
57286a723acd2414000df9bb | God | Some findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is particularly ... | How long has the thought of the existence of God been carried on? | {
"answer_start": [
405
],
"text": [
"trans-generational"
]
} |
57286a723acd2414000df9bc | God | Some findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is particularly ... | How does Dawkins interpret his findings on the existence, or not, of God. | {
"answer_start": [
488
],
"text": [
"a lack of evidence for the material existence of such a God"
]
} |
572c07642babe914003c2982 | God | Some findings in the fields of cosmology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience are interpreted by atheists (including Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris) as evidence that God is an imaginary entity only, with no basis in reality. A single, omniscient God who is imagined to have created the universe and is particularly ... | Who believes God isn't real? | {
"answer_start": [
119
],
"text": [
"Lawrence M. Krauss and Sam Harris"
]
} |
57286e382ca10214002da33c | God | According to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, then there i... | What is the Omnipotence paradox? | {
"answer_start": [
64
],
"text": [
"can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it"
]
} |
57286e382ca10214002da33d | God | According to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, then there i... | What is another term for the Omnipotence paradox? | {
"answer_start": [
41
],
"text": [
"Paradox of the Stone"
]
} |
57286e382ca10214002da33e | God | According to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, then there i... | Does either outcome of the Paradox of the Stone prove the existence of God? | {
"answer_start": [
433
],
"text": [
"God is not omnipotent. A being that is not omnipotent, though, is not God"
]
} |
57286e382ca10214002da33f | God | According to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, then there i... | What shows God is not omnipotent if he creates a stone that he cannot lift? | {
"answer_start": [
184
],
"text": [
"there is something that he cannot do"
]
} |
57286e382ca10214002da340 | God | According to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, then there i... | What must God be, in order to be a Supreme Being? | {
"answer_start": [
271
],
"text": [
"omnipotent"
]
} |
572c0840750c471900ed4c88 | God | According to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, then there i... | What paradox states that if a god can't create a stone so heavy he can't lift it? | {
"answer_start": [
41
],
"text": [
"Paradox of the Stone"
]
} |
572c0840750c471900ed4c89 | God | According to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, then there i... | What does the Paradox of the Stone posit? | {
"answer_start": [
261
],
"text": [
"he is not omnipotent"
]
} |
572c0840750c471900ed4c8a | God | According to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, then there i... | What does it mean if a God is not omnipotent? | {
"answer_start": [
496
],
"text": [
"is not God"
]
} |
572c0840750c471900ed4c8b | God | According to the Omnipotence paradox or 'Paradox of the Stone', can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it? Either he can or he can’t. If he can’t, the argument goes, then there is something that he cannot do, namely create the stone, and therefore he is not omnipotent. If he can, it continues, then there i... | Are there any answers to the Pradox of the Stone? | {
"answer_start": [
585
],
"text": [
"Several"
]
} |
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