http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnipotence_paradox
2007-07-05 04:26:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It shows that the idea of omnipotence is inherently absurd. Godbelievers would earn my respect if they openly admitted that no god, if he would exist, could be omnipotent.
2007-07-05 04:33:16 · answer #1 · answered by NaturalBornKieler 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you have completely failed to challenge either issue: Your agrument against the 'stone' case actually confirms the paradox. You say, "God could do it, but then he would no longer be all powerful", which means that God is not all powerful, regardless of if he creates the rock or not, because there is something he cannot do. Likewise, you do not refute the 'free will' argument either. You assume it is possible to change your destiny as defined by God, however, with an omniscient God, it is impossible to change your destiny. For example, lets say you make a decision deliberately to change your destiny, an omniscient God would know you were going to make that decision. An omniscient being would see every decision you make, there would be only one path, one destiny, you can say, "I could have gone that way", but an omniscient God would KNOW you didn't. Generations of philosophers have tried to explain away these arguments. They can only do it by either making unsupported leaps in their logic, ignoring the paradox, or just saying, "we cannot understand the mind of God".
2016-04-01 09:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paradox only exists because of linguistic tricks and/or limited point of view.
In reality...there are no paradoxes.
~ Eric Putkonen
2007-07-05 04:41:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a complete waste of mental energy. We are all connected by whatever force is responsible for that. You can make that as complicated as you want.
2007-07-05 04:37:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought "Freshman Philosophy Major Man" was highly amusing.
2007-07-05 04:49:57 · answer #5 · answered by Deof Movestofca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moot point for Christians, I've never read in the bible that said God was omnipotent, in fact the bible makes it plain there are things he can't do (i.e. lie).
2007-07-05 04:37:31 · answer #6 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that some people devote a lot of time over what the tooth fairy can and cannot do.
2007-07-05 05:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yawn, it is just a fancy way of saying "Can God make a rock too big for him to lift?" Or "Can God microwave a burrito too hot for him to eat?"
2007-07-05 04:51:47 · answer #8 · answered by Adoptive Father 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human beings are in love with their ability to think. So much so that they delight in making things MORE COMPLICATED than necessary...
2007-07-05 04:31:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They bore me.
2007-07-05 04:31:49 · answer #10 · answered by islandsigncompany 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋