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Musings about omnipotence and perfection.
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31st January 2011, 20:48
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RE: Musings about omnipotence and perfection.
(31st January 2011 03:33)Ryft Wrote:Err no it doesn't. There are paradoxes, there are logical contradictions, and there are logical impossibilites.DoubtVsFaith Wrote:Every thing is logically possible. No thing is logically impossible. A logically impossible thing is not a thing; it's nothing. So for omnipotence to be able to do everything is identical to it being able to do everything possible.Quoted for truth (which also cripples Welsh Cake's attempted rebuttal). Very sharp and astute, DvF. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnipotence_paradox When you feel mature enough to debate let us know. |
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