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    It is not the case that God does not precede times by being located in time.

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    • 1.An omnipotent God could exist in an infinite past time that is unbounded, thereby preceding all finite temporal intervals.
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    • 2.Preceding 'all times' is compatible with temporal existence if God's temporal existence has no beginning.
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    • 3.Newton and Samuel Clarke held that God's eternity is an infinite temporal duration, not atemporal existence, grounding divine precedence in endless time.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Swinburne argues that a timeless God cannot act, respond, or know tensed facts, making atemporality incoherent for a personal God.
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    • 2.If divine atemporality is incoherent, then God's precedence over time must be explained through temporal priority rather than non-temporal transcendence.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.If God preceded times by being in time, God would not precede all times.
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    • 2.But God does precede all times.
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