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Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The eternity of God has been proposed in both temporal and timeless forms. According to temporal eternity, God is and has always been, and will be in time. But according to timeless eternity, God is out of time. Many contemporary philosophers of religion have defended the theory of temporal eternity. William Craig and Stephen Davis, among others, have tried to prove the existence of a timeless God by challenging the arguments for timeless eternity. Their arguments are: God's personal existence requires temporal eternity; The temporal actions of God show that the divine essence is temporal; Attributing temporal attributes to the essence of God indicates the temporality of the divine essence; God's knowledge of temporal objects is not possible without the temporality of God's nature. This article will focus on the arguments of William Craig and Stephen Davis to analyze and critique these arguments and prove that rationally, the theory of timeless eternity, which is a common view in Islamic theology and philosophy, does not face any challenge.
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