tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post8393190487971361191..comments2024-03-27T20:37:09.185-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Do God's beliefs cause their objects?Alexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-70841342341055857852017-04-26T11:31:35.447-05:002017-04-26T11:31:35.447-05:00Yes, that's the view I defend in my OSPR vol.1...Yes, that's the view I defend in my OSPR vol.1 piece on divine simplicity.Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-62196140901093182312017-04-26T11:25:03.155-05:002017-04-26T11:25:03.155-05:00It seems easier to me to say that God's belief...It seems easier to me to say that God's belief is in part constituted by the object. In this way, the belief cannot be the cause strictly speaking of the object known, but it is more like a grounding relation. <br /><br />I have something like this in mind:<br /><br />http://writings.kennypearce.net/foundationalGrounding.pdf<br /><br /><br />Also, Matthews Grant in a recent Faith and Philosophy article seems to advocate something like thisTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042627164535751118noreply@blogger.com