2006-10-23 17:36:36 · 11 answers · asked by underoath9138@sbcglobal.net 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Can God create a rock He cannot lift? 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 create a rock of tremendous size, but, since He is all-powerful, He will always be able to lift it. The ability to fail is not a part of omnipotence.
Could God think of a time when He was not omnipotent? If He can't think of it, He isn't omnipotent, but if He does think of it then there was a time when He wasn't omnipotent? This question is quite similar to the rock question above. The answer, of course, is that God can never think of a time when He wasn't omnipotent. God has always been omnipotent. His inability to contradict His divine character does not mean that He isn't omnipotent.
Conclusion: The atheist distorts the biblical definition of omnipotence in order to "prove" that God cannot exist. Contrary to their claims, omnipotence does not include the ability to do things that are, by definition, impossible. Neither does omnipotence include the ability to fail. By defining omnipotence as requiring one to have the ability to fail, atheists have defined omnipotence as being impossible. Of course, an omnipotent God would never fail.
These kinds of arguments are clearly illogical and even silly, although they are commonly used by inexperienced atheists. Most intelligent atheists have dropped these kinds of arguments long ago.
2006-10-23 17:39:32 · answer #1 · answered by Adyghe Ha'Yapheh-Phiyah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is an excellent question!!!
Because if God can't create a rock that he cant lift, therefore there is a limit to his power.
BUT,
If he can create a rock that he can't lift, then there must also be a limit to his power, as he can't make himself strong enough to lift the rock.
In answering that question, a person is saying that god is NOT "all power-full", therefore has limits and may not be as "grand" as some believe he is.
Congratulations!!! =)
2006-10-23 19:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by lwjlayzell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CONGRATULATIONS! You are the 1,000th person to post this inane question! The answwer is NO. If there was something He could not lift, He would not be omnipotent, and therefore would not be God. So this foolish question really asks whether God can create a situation in which He would not be God. NO, He can't, because He is eternal and omnipresent, which means there cannot be any situation or time or place where He is not God.
2006-10-23 18:09:08 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because he's omnipotent. at the same time as I do comprehend the anomaly of your question, i might want to ought to say that if He did create any such rock, it would want to flow adversarial to the grain of His omnipotence. He might want to create the rock, yet no longer be ready to boost it? it is very nearly like declaring if a tree falls in the woodland and no man or woman is present to witness it, does it nevertheless make a valid? consequently, regardless of His omnipotence, i might want to ought to say that no, he couldn't create one which he couldn't raise.
2016-12-05 04:09:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No- He is the Strongest of the Strong and He is the source of everything. God means He has all strength, all power, all opulence, all renunciation, all wisdom, all beauty. If one has this in full that is God. He has many names describing his unlimited qualities, forms and pastimes such as (Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Rama, Vishnu, No one or nothing can out do Him
2006-10-23 17:48:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
HAHAHAH! I asked this exact question to my pastor, and he said because God does not fit in our time or space, that question is impossible to answer. I dont agree. I belive that if God can create something, he can lift it as well. hahhaha. I love this question. Its a good pastor stumper.
2006-10-23 17:41:20 · answer #6 · answered by Daisy Crockett 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it wasnt a rock, it was a taco
and it tasted so good not even god could taste it
2006-10-23 17:46:18 · answer #7 · answered by Truthasarous rex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must be real sleepy.
2006-10-23 17:39:34 · answer #8 · answered by purplepeach 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard to answer.
2006-10-23 17:39:39 · answer #9 · answered by Jose G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,,, GOD can do anything....
2006-10-23 17:57:46 · answer #10 · answered by Worldnews!!!!!! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋