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    It is not the case that Therefore, a timeless God on B-theory faces no knowledge gap requiring temporal change, since no genuinely irreducible 'now'-facts exist.

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    • 1.Experience seems to present a genuine, irreducible 'now' to consciousness; B-theory's denial conflicts with phenomenological data.
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    • 2.Even on B-theory, God must know *which* temporal slice is simultaneous with His knowing—requiring indexical 'now'-facts B-theory excludes.
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    • 3.B-theory still cannot explain why we experience temporal flow if no objective becoming exists; timeless knowledge doesn't resolve this gap.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.B-theory denies ontological status to 'now'; all temporal locations equally real means no privileged present requires explanation.
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    • 2.If no genuine 'now'-facts exist, God needs no temporal consciousness to access truths; static knowledge of the block suffices.
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    • 3.Temporal change in God's knowledge presupposes a moving present, which B-theory rejects, so the puzzle dissolves.
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