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Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Patrick is a faculty member, as a Chancellor's Fellow, at the University of Edinburgh. He completed his PhD in philosophy (December 2011) at the University of California, Riverside. He is interested in metaphysics, ethics, free will and moral responsibility, and philosophy of religion.

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Preston Todd

Arguments for Theism, Arguments Against Theism, Divine Attributes

Religious Studies 51 (4):531-542 (2015)

There are various argumentative strategies for advancing the claim that God does not exist. One such strategy is this. First, one notes that God is meant to have a certain divine attribute (such as omniscience). One then argues that having the relevant attribute is impossible.

Feb 26 Feb 26 The Greatest Possible Being Needn't Be Anything Impossible

Religious Studies 51 (4):531-542 (2015)

Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Patrick is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. He completed his PhD in philosophy (December 2011) at the University of California, Riverside. He is interested in metaphysics, ethics, free will and moral responsibility, and philosophy of religion.

Feb 26
Feb 26 The Greatest Possible Being Needn't Be Anything Impossible