if yes ......... then... can God make a stone that he can't carry?
2006-07-07 20:21:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
hey guys !!! this is the first time i asked this Q ..... and ummmm sorry if i offended all of you .......the truth is this is for our assignment on philosophy .... so sorry ... hope you understand .....(for real)
2006-07-07 21:07:44 · update #1
Yes. You are an aspect of God, limited in knowledge so that it thinks it is just you. A stone is an aspect of God so limited that it doesn't think. You try to lift the stone. You are limited in power such that you cannot lift the stone.
God is omnipotent. Everything that can exist, DOES exist. One wouldn't say "He CAN DO ANYTHING", one would have to say, "He DOES DO EVERYTHING".
Otherwise, why don't we say that omniscience (all-knowing) means "He could know anything" rather than "He knows everything"?
The only way Everything can exist is by god both remaining aware of everything, yet also limiting his awareness of things such that he only experiences a few things at a time (like your life).
It's like a model maker who, having two eyes, cuts one hole in the back of the model house to see things in the limited way that his miniatures would see, and then uses his other eye to see the overview of the whole scene, turning his head sideways, one eye at the top of the model, one at the tiny hole in the back, limited view, all-over view, at the same time.
Contradiction solved.
2006-07-07 20:39:35 · answer #1 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now you are just testing God and he doesn't appreciate that, but God can do everything, there is no stone that he can't carry. After all didn't he make the world?
2006-07-08 03:27:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible specifically says that God cannot lie. It also says God cannot forsake himself, in other words, go against his own character. Assuming that logic is a part of God's being, since we have logic and are created in his image, being able to create a boulder so heavy that he can't lift it is actually a non-logical question. Its that same with making square circles and four sided triangles. No, God cannot do that because it is inherantly contradictory and would thus violate his character.
2006-07-08 03:34:59 · answer #3 · answered by RYAN P C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You r talkin like god is like a human
got hands and arms!!!
Show Some Respect For God Who Created Universe,Sun,Planets,And Mountains.
2006-07-08 03:37:08 · answer #4 · answered by A|H|M|E|D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and then He can figure out a way to carry it. and Then he can make a bigger stone and figure out a way to carry it.
2006-07-08 03:27:35 · answer #5 · answered by J T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wat do u mean by a stone that he can't carry!!!??
God created you and created this universe with all its complications, so i am pretty sure he can create anything he wishes at any time he desires!
2006-07-08 04:41:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he can do anything, no he can't make a stone that ha can't carry coz he can carry anything, his powers are unlimited. DUH
2006-07-08 03:45:50 · answer #7 · answered by chocolaterain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a question for you. . .How bored do you have to be to ask this question several times.
2006-07-08 03:43:51 · answer #8 · answered by Ethan M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He can do everything but exist.
2006-07-08 07:05:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep
2006-07-08 03:31:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋