2007-06-12 05:26:31 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Ontologically, yes.
If you find a being and that being is not infallible, then that being is not God. To use St-Anselm's definition "God is the greatest thing that can be imagined" - Therefore He must be infallible since I can imagine a being greater than a being with all other characteristics of God, save infallibility.
2007-06-12 05:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It could be defined as an infallible system of cause and effect. Because we can only experience what we already believe to be true or have faith in, we keep getting the same responses - like "Groundhog Day" - until we are forced to change our minds and stop running into the brick wall. That's a failsafe system that protects us from forever being caught in the learned ego's misperceptions. It is the moments of synchronicity or the miraculous that point to the possibility of mastering ourself and reality. Unity with God is a physical and psychological state of being.
2007-06-12 05:40:47 · answer #2 · answered by MysticMaze 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If God is most being, and if being is convertible with truth (since truth depends on existence, and falsity arises from asserting the existence of what does not existent--a working understanding so to speak...), then God is most truth, and if God is wholly simple, then he will be wholly true and therefore infallible, since he will only know truth.
My assertion that God is most being is not based on Anslem's ontological argument, but rather based on Aquinas' five ways--which is natural theology. And if you have an objection to the five ways, state it, don't merely click thumbs down. The philosophy section on Y!A needs more discussion.
2007-06-12 06:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by checkhead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whoa--the first question here should be whether or not god even exists. if you believe so, then you can question the fallability of god. myself-- look around. if creationism is real, the what is the deal with all the things that "threaten" humanity every day? i think it is all too random to be created, and the universe proves this every day. if god was infallible (or even existed), would chaos exist?
2007-06-16 03:45:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!, and he will prove it soon. and as soon as the time left for Evil is pass, for Satan to mutate into a new form of yet unknown matter, he will be even more infallible, divine, sublime and omnipotent. By the way it will help you greatly to believed this, not me but what the words said.
2007-06-12 05:35:32 · answer #5 · answered by paradiseemperatorbluepinguin 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
philosophy requires asking "if" questions and yes, if god exists then he would be infallible like opinionatedkitten and joel c said. they gave very good answers. ^_^
2007-06-12 06:47:28 · answer #6 · answered by ^_^ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If God (in the judeo christian understanding) exists, then He is infallible. If he is not then he is not god.
2007-06-12 05:35:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
according to me, or according to God? I guess it depends on who is defining infallible.
2007-06-12 05:34:33 · answer #8 · answered by it's me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I know its hard to imagine because we are all sinners, but God is defineatly infallible
2007-06-12 05:34:27 · answer #9 · answered by Kels 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its impossible. God is an imposibility. It is not possible for something to be perfect and be able to do anything. Its the can he create a rock he cant lift scenario.
2007-06-12 05:44:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋