An example would be an object that is both a circle and a square.
2007-03-08 02:21:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It should be here because I contend that the biblical definition of God is self-contradictory.
2007-03-08 02:29:07 · update #1
Biz Iz: Not to my satisfaction.
2007-03-08 02:33:17 · update #2
freakspy: You are talking about a non-contradictory object which holds contradictory opinions. Totally different.
2007-03-08 02:36:24 · update #3
No, but should this be in R&S?
2007-03-08 02:26:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please explain how God is self-contradictory. That used to be a contention believed by atheists, but the Christian concept of God has been shown to be non-contradictory by philosophers.
MeatBot - Explain why you are unsatisfied with the resolution to the apparent contradiction.
The usual formulation of the contradiction is this:
1. God is omniscient
2. God is omnipotent
3. God is omnibenevolent
4. Evil exists
At first glance, these 4 propositions appear to contradict each other. They have been resolved by several philosophers by adding a fifth proposition: God has a morally sufficient reason for any evil that does exist. Dr. Michael Martin, a well-known atheist philosopher, has conceded this point in one of his books (I believe it was in Atheism: A Philosophical Justification, but I am not 100% certain).
By the way, the atheist has no rational basis for believing point 4. They have no objective, morally binding standard of morality according to which to define good and evil.
2007-03-08 10:32:23 · answer #2 · answered by Biz Iz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can exist... People are usually self-contradictory.. Look around you and see, analyse people, imagine them as a bunch of experiment hamsters.. You will see that 90% of those people around you are in one way or another, self-contraditory... Their believes contradicts one another.. This is mostly because, according to my theory, most people are driven by both their mind and heart.. Their mind will tell them something else, while they favour something else...
Some people are even a walking contradiction.. The stupidest thing they say is the smartest thing there ever was, and vice versa...
2007-03-08 10:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by freekspy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you call "objects" do not in truth exist. They are made up of consciousness, vibrating to a pitch that gives them the illusion of solidity.
Reality exists whether or not your questions have merit; reality exists regardless whether to you it is "self-contradictory", or not. The more you struggle in this way, the less you will learn.
2007-03-08 13:08:13 · answer #4 · answered by Sky in the Grass 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean like that optical illusion where the 4-sided staircase goes up forever? Only in two dimensions!
2007-03-08 10:27:22 · answer #5 · answered by Dawn G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...it's commonly called The New Testament
2007-03-08 10:25:58 · answer #6 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋