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111: 671: 46: 763:, a proposed relation that God can have to subjects that would allow God to have perfect knowledge of their conscious experience. William Mander argued that God can only have such knowledge if our experiences are part of God's broader experience. Stephan Torre claimed that God can have such knowledge if self-knowledge involves the ascription of properties, either to oneself or to others. 752:, Stephan Torre, and William Mander have discussed the issue of whether the apparent exclusively first-person nature of conscious experience is compatible with God's omniscience. There is a strong sense in which conscious experience is private, meaning that no outside observer can gain knowledge of what it is like to be me 600:
In like manner, the moment the word expressing My attribute “The Omniscient” issueth forth from My mouth, every created thing will, according to its capacity and limitations, be invested with the power to unfold the knowledge of the most marvelous sciences, and will be empowered to manifest them in
756:. If a subject cannot know what it is like to be another subject in an objective manner, the question is whether that limitation applies to God as well. If it does, then God cannot be said to be omniscient since there is then a form of knowledge that God lacks access to. 628:, omniscience is considered the highest type of perception. In the words of a Jain scholar, "The perfect manifestation of the innate nature of the self, arising on the complete annihilation of the obstructive veils, is called omniscience." 520:, among other theologians of the 16th century, comfortable with the definition of God as being omniscient in the total sense, in order for worthy beings' abilities to choose freely, embraced the doctrine of 483:
A demonstration of the possibility of omniscience through apprehending the selfless universal nature of all knowables, by examining what it means to be ignorant and the nature of mind and awareness.
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argue that God's omniscience is inherent rather than total, and that God chooses to limit his omniscience in order to preserve the free will and dignity of his creatures.
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A question arises: if an omniscient entity knows everything, even about its own decisions in the future, does it therefore forbid any free will to that entity?
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is worshipped as the supreme God, Vishnu is attributed with numerous qualities such as omniscience, energy, strength, lordship, vigour, and splendour.
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is the word used by Jains to refer to those human beings who have conquered all inner passions (like attachment, greed, pride, anger) and possess
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Say: Do you instruct God about your religion? But God knows all that is in the heavens and on the earth; God is Knowing of all things
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A demonstration of the total omniscience where all individual characteristics (svalaksana) are available to the omniscient being.
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The philosopher Patrick Grim most notably raised this issue. Linda Zagzebski argued against this by introducing the notion of
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The topic of omniscience has been much debated in various Indian traditions, but no more so than by the Buddhists. After
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is attributed with absolute omniscience. God knows the past, the present, and the future. It is compulsory for a
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The refutation that cognitions, either perceived, inferred, or otherwise, can be used to refute omniscience.
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and its commentary the Panjika. The arguments in the text can be broadly grouped into four sections:
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Whether omniscience, particularly regarding the choices that a human will make, is compatible with
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Omniscience is an attribute of God, yet it is also an attribute that reveals sciences to humanity:
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the course of time at the bidding of Him Who is the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
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If God foreknows the occurrence of some event E, does E happen necessarily?
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by adding information on neglected viewpoints, or discuss the issue on the
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Jainism views infinite knowledge as an inherent capability of every soul.
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Pike, Nelson (January 1965). "Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action".
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Mander, William (2000). "Does God know what it is like to be me?".
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If some event E is contingent, how can God foreknow E's occurrence?
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However, this kind of argument fails to recognize its use of the
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to believe that God is indeed omniscient as stated in one of the
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Omnisubjectivity : a defense of a divine attribute
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To believe that God's divine decree and predestination
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Omniscience and the privacy of conscious experience
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Cosmic Consciousness
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Attributes of God
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Omnibenevolence
Omnipotence
Omnipresence
Omniscience
Eternity
Aseity
Oneness
Perfection
Trinity
Graciousness
Holiness
Immanence
Immutability
Impassibility
Impeccability
Incomprehensibility
Incorporeality
Kingship
Mission
Providence
Righteousness
Simplicity

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