CMW024: What makes a god a god?




Christian Meets World show

Summary: I thought it would be interesting to talk about what makes something a God. I know I have encountered the challenge about an atheist believing in one less God than I do, but that doesn't seem to saying much as most of the "gods" in question aren't really gods at all. Resources The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is an excellent resource for these sorts of topics, and anything philosophical in general. They have good articles on Omnipotence, Omniscience and Divine Simplicity as well as an excellent article on Monotheism They also have a general article on God and other Necessary Beings If you aren't familiar with Star Trek and Stargate then these are good sources And they have specific sources on Q and The Bajorian Prophets There is also good articles on The Ancients and the <a href="http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Ori" to></a>