I know this has already been asked (and I knwo it was on The Simpsons) but none of the people explained how this debunks the existence of an all powerful being (God). If God can indeed microwave a burrito hot enough so that he can't eat it, then he wouldn't be able to eat it, therefore he wouldn't be able to do everything (showing that he is not all powerful). If God cannot microwave the burrito that hot, then he can't do it, therefore he can't do everything and he is not all powerful. The Simpsons defeated the existence of God...I CAN believe it.
2006-10-02 13:23:30 · 17 answers · asked by Serious 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Are you serious? Simpsons are cartoon characters
2006-10-02 13:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by aliciarox 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you serious?
One attempt to refute the existence of God is to claim that the God of the Bible has certain characteristics that are contradictory. If this can be proven, the Christian God cannot exist. This atheistic endeavor can take its form in several different arguments.
Atheists often argue that if God is all-powerful, then He can do anything. This would include the ability to microwave a burrito so hot that even He cannot eat it. But if God cannot eat this buritto, He is not all-powerful. Therefore, concludes the atheist, no all-powerful God can exist.
Though the theist agrees that God is all-powerful, he recognizes that there are some things which even an all-powerful being cannot do. Since an all-powerful being will always be able to accomplish whatever He sets out to do, it is impossible for an all-powerful being to fail. The above atheistic argument is arguing that since God is all-powerful He can do anything—even fail. This is like saying that since God is all-powerful He can be not all-powerful. Obviously, this is absurd. An all-powerful being cannot fail. Therefore, God can microwave a burrito extremely hot, but, since He is all-powerful, He will always be able to eat it.
There are several things that an all-powerful being cannot do: He cannot lie or sin (Numbers 23:19; James 1:13; 1 Samuel 15:29). Anything that indicates failure cannot be credited to God.
It should also be noted that God cannot do whatever is impossible by definition. For instance, God cannot create square circles. He cannot create a human that is non-human. He cannot make something both exist and not exist at the same time.
In short, when one says that God is all-powerful, one means that God is able to accomplish all that He desires to do. It means that God can do everything that is possible. But even an all-powerful being cannot do what is impossible by definition. God can do many things that are humanly impossible. However, there are some things that even an all-powerful being cannot do.
Therefore, since God is all-powerful, He will always be able to master His creation. He will always be able to eat any burrito that He microwaves. And, since all that exists (besides Himself) is His creation, there is no burrito, nor will there ever be a burrito, that He cannot eat.
2006-10-02 13:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by Clem 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lemme help you see how this is a nonsensical question from a theist view point.
God is infinite..........no limits or boundary's. God is the burrito, microwave and everything else. Do you see how you are trying to set a limit, a boundary that God is not the burrito or microwave?
You are asking the question with the the presumption that there is something that is not God.
You have set a limit on God by wording the question so as to assume that God is not the burrito and then ask how God could be infinite with the finite limitation you imposed on the concept.
I am also a part of God and I have microwaved a burrito that I could not eat so the answer is yes but.......
God is also the atoms composing the sun in a nuclear fusion reaction and it is as hot as we understand so then I would have to say that the answer is no....
See the flaw in the question.........the answer is yes/no.
2006-10-02 13:55:06 · answer #3 · answered by thewolfskoll 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simple. God the Father can microwave a burrito that God the Son (Jesus) in human form could not eat it within the miracle empowerment of God the Holy Spirit.
2006-10-02 13:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
God can do whatever He wants. He is the Creator, but this I do know. God has no physical body, which He does not need to eat or drink. He does not sleep, He does not have to go to the bath.
Jesus said, "God is Spirit." Since God is a Spirit, He has not boundaries or limitations. He is not entitled to space or time. He has unlimited resources.
God is all-powerful. He can do whatever He wants. Spirits do not have to eat or drink. Even Satan himself, the angels, and demons.
2006-10-02 14:17:00 · answer #5 · answered by sanctusreal77 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If such is God's will, yes, God could make a burrito so hot even God himself could not eat it. Conversely, if God's will was to eat all burritos, no matter how hot, he could do that as well.
This problem was solved about 700 years ago.
2006-10-02 13:27:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
LOL!
I believe that if there is a God, then he wouldn't even eat a burrito, because even God can't cure gas!
2006-10-02 13:25:17 · answer #7 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
he's all effective. he can make infinity tremendous warm burritto's and stress himself to eat all of them such as his all powerfulness yet no longer die, because of his all powerfulness i'd request an illustration to god so that you may want to work out, yet hes no longer all effective adequate to furnish visits or drop ins to work out the folk he created =(
2016-11-25 23:34:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could microwave a burrito that hot but being that He's not stupid....He wouldn't.He could make a rock so big that He ,Himself couldn't lift it...as I said ,He just wouldn't .He just chuckles at dumb questions like yours.(OOOO-Philosophy 101..watch out ,I'll confound you!)
2006-10-02 13:57:34 · answer #9 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Black is white, stop means go , and you will be trampled to death at the next zebra crossing.
lmfao :D
2006-10-02 13:27:20 · answer #10 · answered by S.A.M. Gunner 7212 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋