1. 1See R. Swinburne , The Existence of God (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1979 ), pp. 90 -102 .
2. 2See A. Plantinga , The Nature of Necessity (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1974 ), p. 167 . Plantinga does not claim to prove that this is why God acted thus. He thinks we have no good reason for denying it, and that this is good enough for a 'defence' against the argument from evil.
3. Absolute Simplicity
4. ALTERNATIVE POSSIBILITIES AND THE FREE WILL DEFENCE
5. Conditionals of Freedom and Middle Knowledge