1*Objection: If God created time and space, he must live
outside of time and space. Thus he is non-existent.
3*Objection: God's omniscience restricts His free will
The logical conclusion is that God must live outside of our
dimensions of time and space in addition to living within our dimensions of
time and space. The unstated assumption that God cannot live both within and
outside space and time simultaneously is false. Since science tells us for God
to exist and to have created the universe, He must exist in at least 11
dimensions of space and time (the four within the dimensions of our universe
and at least 7 outside of those dimensions). Therefore He is extradimensional,
and probably not composed of ordinary matter (12), but this does not make Him
non-existent. The Bible is also clear that God exists both within our universe
and outside of it (1).
2*God cannot be involved in our universe if He
stands above our time dimension
If God stands above time and created time and space he can
not be the first link in a time dependent chain of events. Rather he would
affect every step in all chains, and we would only see God in the laws of
physics (Davies, 1983, chapter 4). This God is an unnecessary entity to
describe the world and should be removed with Occam's razor.
Again, the author fails to recognize the Christian God is not bound by the
chains of events tied to our single dimension of time. Davies book is out of
date and he lacks understanding of Christian doctrine. His later comments
reflect a different understanding of the universe and its design:
"There is for
me powerful evidence that there is something going on behind it all....It seems
as though somebody has fine-tuned nature's numbers to make the Universe....The
impression of design is overwhelming". (14)
"The laws [of
physics] ... seem to be the product of exceedingly ingenious design... The
universe must have a purpose". (15)
3*Objection: God's omniscience restricts His free will
Also, if God knows everything, he knows what he will do in
the "future" (in any dimension, not necessary the time dimension). He
must have known that from the very start of his own existence. Thus God's
actions are predestined. God is tied by faith, he has no free will. If God has
no free will God is not omnipotent. Another way to put it is that to be able to
make plans and decisions one must act over time. If God stands above time he
can not do that and has no free will. Indeed, if God stands above all dimensions
God is dimensionless - a singularity, nothing, void!
The Christian God exists in at least two time dimensions,
therefore His free-will is not hindered by our dimension of time. He stands
both above and within our time line, since our line of time runs through His
plane of time. The argument totally falls apart at this point.
4*Objection: God cannot be almighty and allow free will
simultaneously
Besides there can exist no free wills at all if God is
almighty. If you had a free will, God wouldn't know what you would do tomorrow
and wouldn't be omnipotent.
The two dimensions of time take care of this one, too. God
knows what each person will do and can put him anywhere in our time line to
accomplish His purposes. Complete free-will and complete predestination is
possible in two dimensions of time. However, this concept may require some time
to think about.