God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deisticreligions (and other belief systems) who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or asingle deity in polytheism.
God is most often conceived of as thesupernatural creator and overseer of theuniverse. Theologians have ascribed a variety of attributes to the many differentconceptions of God. The most common among these include omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence (perfectgoodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence.
God has also been conceived as beingincorporeal (immaterial), a personal being, the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent". These attributes were all supported to varying degrees by the early Jewish, Christian and Muslim theologian philosophers, including Maimonides,Augustine of Hippo, and Al-Ghazali, respectively. Many notablemedieval philosophers and modern philosophers developed arguments for the existence of God.Many notable philosophers and intellectuals have, in contrast, developed arguments against the existence of God.
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