Open AccessA Better Solution to the General Problem of Creation
Author(s) -
Jeremy W. Skrzypek
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal for philosophy of religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 1689-8311
DOI - 10.24204/ejpr.v9i1.1868
Subject(s) - nothing , form of the good , universe , state (computer science) , epistemology , work (physics) , philosophy , computer science , physics , algorithm , astronomy , thermodynamics
It is often suggested that, since the state of affairs in which God creates a good universe is better than the state of affairs in which He creates nothing, a perfectly good God would have to create that good universe. Making use of recent work by Christine Korgaard on the relational nature of the good, I argue that the state of affairs in which God creates is actually not better, due to the fact that it is not better for anyone or anything in particular. Hence, even a perfectly good God would not be compelled to create a good universe.