An Examination of the Concept of a Supreme Being

I.  Characteristics of a Supreme Being
 a.  Omnibenevolence
 b.  Omnipotence
 c.  Omniscience

II. Omnibenevolence:
 a.  What "God is Good" means
      1.  Good by Definition
      2.  Good as a matter of fact.
 b.  Critique of these claims.
 c.  The "Problem of Evil"

III. Omnipotence:
     a.  Logical Possibility/Impossibility

IV.  Omniscience:
     a.  Knowledge of Falsehoods
     b.  Knowledge of all Truths
          1.  Knowledge of the Future
          2.  Compatibility with Free Will
               i.  Knowledge does not imply force.
               ii. God is a timeless being.
               iii. Characteristics of God's "Decisions"

V.  Attempts to Prove that God Exists:
     a.  Experience
          1.  General Agreement
          2.  Characteristics of Experience of God
          3.  Criticisms of these Claims
     b.  God as the Cause of Experience:
          1.  Not the same as Experience of the Cause
     c.  Revelation and Miracles:
          1.  Revelation is revelation to one person only
          2.  Miracles, definition
               i.  Coincidence Miracles
               ii. Violation Miracles
                    a.  Are there any true violations of Natural Law?

VI. Philosophical Attempts to Prove that God Exists.
     a.  The Teleological Argument
     b.  The Cosmological Argument
     c.  The Ontological Argument
     d.  Augustine's Argument
     e.  Aquinas' Five Ways