Abstract There is a particular question that has plagued classical Christian theism over the centuries. What reason could God have for creating a universe? In this article, I shall articulate the unique claims of classical theism that other rival models of God lack. I shall argue that classical theism’s unique commitments entail that God cannot create the universe for a reason. Thus, any nonclassical model of God can claim to have the advantage over classical theism because they can affirm that God creates the universe for a reason. In Section 1, I shall articulate classical theism. In Section 2, I shall lay the groundwork for the debate by explaining what a reason is and what a creation is. In Section 3, I shall argue that a classical theist cannot affirm that God creates the universe for a reason, thus conflicting with God’s perfect rationality.

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不可逾越的任意创造问题

摘要几个世纪以来，一个特殊的问题困扰着古典基督教有神论。上帝有什么理由创造宇宙？在本文中，我将阐述其他神的对立模型所缺乏的古典神论的独特主张。我将争辩说，古典有神论的独特承诺意味着上帝不能出于某种原因创造宇宙。因此，任何非经典的上帝模型都可以声称比古典有神论者具有优势，因为它们可以肯定上帝是出于某种原因创造了宇宙。在第一节中，我将阐述古典有神论。在第二部分中，我将通过解释什么是原因和什么是创造物来奠定辩论的基础。在第三节中，我将论证古典有神论者不能肯定上帝创造宇宙是有原因的，因此与上帝的完美理性相冲突。