Ronald asked:

Assuming God is omniscient and omnipotent, what did he sacrifice by allowing his son to be
crucified?

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God's having a son, etc., seems to be as much an assumption as is God's being omniscient and
omnipotent, but Ronald's question treats it as a fact. The assumption that God is omniscient and
omnipotent is purely conceptual and can be considered apart from theological interpretations of
alleged historical events. That is not the case for the assumption that God had a son and sacrificed
him. The philosopher, as such, has no special competence to ascertain historical events or assess
their theological significance.

Tony Flood

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