The Mormon God Problem

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If I can conceive of something greater than your God, then it isn’t God. Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help Which conception of God is truly greater: the eternal, uncreated Trinity of classical Christianity or the embodied and exalted Heavenly Father of Mormonism? Can a being with a physical body be unlimited? Can a being who once progressed toward godhood be eternally perfect and unchanging? Can someone who organizes pre-existing matter truly be called the creator of everything? And what happens to the meaning of the Incarnation if divinity is already corporeal by nature? Timestamps 00:00 – Christianity’s God vs. Mormonism’s God 00:46 – St. Anselm’s definition of God 02:13 – The LDS conception of Heavenly Father 03:05 – The classical Christian conception of God 03:47 – Can there be more than one supreme being? 05:29 – Is a physical God necessarily limited? 06:57 – Divine simplicity and the problem of bodily parts 09:24 – Is the Trinity composed of three parts? 10:14 – Can a perfect God change or progress? 13:07 – Creation from nothing vs. organizing matter 14:45 – Which view makes better sense of the Incarnation? 16:44 – Is Heavenly Father truly the greatest conceivable being? Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com Podcast Version: https://brianholdsworth.libsyn.com/