It is argued that God cannot be a fitting target of prepositional gratitude. The first premise is that if someone cannot be benefited, then they cannot be a fitting target of prepositional gratitude. The second premise is that God cannot be benefited. Concerning the first premise, it is argued that a necessary component of prepositional gratitude is the desire to benefit one’s benefactor. Then it is argued that such a desire is fitting only if one’s benefactor can in fact be benefited. Concerning the second premise, it is noted that classical theism widely attributes blessedness to God. It is argued that if God is blessed then God necessarily has as much well-being as it is possible for God to have, and hence God cannot be benefited. Also noted are some ways in which God’s blessedness is compatible with less orthodox ideas about God’s passibility. The argument is then defended against eight objections.

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将介词对上帝的感激放在形而上学上是不可能的

有人认为，上帝不能成为介词感恩的合适目标。第一个前提是，如果某人不能受益，那么他们就不能成为介词感恩的合适目标。第二个前提是上帝不能受益。关于第一个前提，有人认为介词感恩的一个必要组成部分是使恩人受益的愿望。然后有人争辩说，只有当一个人的恩人实际上可以受益时，这种愿望才合适。关于第二个前提，人们注意到古典有神论广泛地将祝福归于上帝。有人认为，如果上帝是有福的，那么上帝必然拥有尽可能多的福祉，因此上帝不会受益。还注意到上帝的祝福与关于上帝的被动性的不太正统的想法相容的一些方式。