RE: The logical consequences of omnipotence
February 6, 2013 at 6:24 pm
(This post was last modified: February 6, 2013 at 6:25 pm by pocaracas.)
(February 6, 2013 at 6:18 pm)ManMachine Wrote: Omnipotrence as a concept is a fallacy. This can be exposed with a simple question.
Can an omnipotent being creatre a stone it cannot lift?
If it can then it is not omnipotent because it cannot lift the stone, if it cannot then it is not omnipotent because it cannot create the stone.
For some interesting philosophy on omnipotence and the nature of god in general I can highly recommend the 12th Century Spanish Philosopher Averroes.
MM
That has been covered and they can always claim that god can only do anything that is logical.
It can't make a square circle, for example, just like it wouldn't make such a stone. It's illogical, hence it's out of the realm of possible things an all-powerful god would do.