I'm really concerned about this question...think about it...he can create a rock that is that heavy, but while he does that he is still powerful enough to lift it, because he can do everything...so i dont know...try that
2007-02-28 10:49:47 · 17 answers · asked by dacosta_pedro 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
can a fool keep asking the same question really hope to get an answer that finally shuts him up?
2007-02-28 10:53:45 · answer #1 · answered by BANANA 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The classical response to this question is to say that omnipotent beings are impossible because they are logically inconsistent. That is to say, if there is a rock that even God cannot lift, he is not all-powerful. If he can't create a rock that even he can't lift, he is not all-powerful. However, this answer isn't a good one. Let me explain.
Let's assume for a moment that this actually happens. God creates a rock that even he cannot lift. God cannot lift the rock, so he is not all-powerful. However, it's still possible that before God limited himself, he was all-powerful. So, it is perfectly possible for an all-powerful being to create a task that he cannot do, but in the process, he gives up his omnipotence, albeit in a very minor way. Part of being omnipotent must necessarily include the ability to limit one's own power.
2007-03-01 12:53:33 · answer #2 · answered by William 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a question of ontology, one that uses logic to demonstrate critical flaws in the idea of an omnipotent god. Your question illustrates the problem of omnipotence perfectly.
If God can not create a rock that he can't lift, then that is a limitation of his power
If God can create a rock that he can't lift, then that too is a limitation of his power.
Either way, it's why modern theologians have shifted away from viewing God as "the Big Fonzie in the sky."
my personal favorite ontological problem:
1. There is more merit in doing something with a handicap than without.
2. The ultimate handicap is nonexistence
3. Therefore, in order for God to be perfect, he must be nonexistent.
2007-02-28 19:34:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yet, maybe God forced the question, "Can God create a rock so heavy he can't lift" upon us to test our faith or doubt or something like that.
2007-02-28 19:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by Lucifer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes a God can make an object that they are incapable of physically lifting. A God can also make the same object float like a balloon. The object can be both immovable and floating freely, such is the Mystery of a God.
2007-02-28 19:02:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If god is the being that created everything then he doesn't seem to have a problem keeping the universe in order, making sure our rock orbits the sun. Anything is possible to reiterate another answer.
2007-02-28 19:01:52 · answer #6 · answered by tanktop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simplest answer is that God does not exist. Therefore, no such scenario exists as a possibility.
Coming to this conclusion may be the exact point of this question.
Here's a few more: Who created God? If all things that exist have a creator, who was God's?
If God doesn't need a creator (because s/he/it always existed?) then why do we necessarily need God to be our "creator"? How do we know that we (in one form or another as mortal life) have not always existed?
If God can come into being without a creator, why couldn't we?
2007-02-28 19:51:07 · answer #7 · answered by Daniel J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
more like he creates a rock and then alters perception of reality so that lifting no longer entails the overcoming of gravity; therefore he can't lift it in old reality (because old reality is gone), while in new reality, the rock has been lifted.
and really, you'd be healthier being "realy concerned" about other things. the chicken and the egg, for instance
2007-02-28 20:46:09 · answer #8 · answered by Lasaire 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here goes...why do you y'all keep asking us commoners to justify what our Lord God can and cannot do? We know the answer but you sometimes don't want to hear it. It is your turn to do some of your own research. We can get you kick-started in the right direction but, you need to search your heart and mind for some of these answers. Bless.
2007-03-03 20:30:24 · answer #9 · answered by missellie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is God's limitation: He cannot do something that contradicts His nature. The best illustration of that is seen in that God cannot and will not sin.
2007-02-28 20:40:12 · answer #10 · answered by Bob T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea why you're so concerned by something that doesn't concern you in any way.
God may or may not exist. You cannot prove He exists, I cannot prove He doesn't.
2007-02-28 22:52:28 · answer #11 · answered by oblivious_bliss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋