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Proving the Bible is false in few words.
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RE: Proving the Bible is false in few words.
(May 11, 2010 at 4:48 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:
(May 11, 2010 at 3:35 pm)Caecilian Wrote: Oh...so you don't believe that god is omnipotent then.
Yes I do. Omni potent doesn't mean impossi potent. See our excellent debates on the subject here : http://atheistforums.org/forum-25.html
I had a look at the debate. There seemed to be some confusion over the distinction between logical possibility and nomological possibility, but never mind. Surely any entity that is omnipotent is capable of doing anything that a lesser, finite being such as a human can do. Since humans can lie, and commit various acts of evil, then any putative omnipotent entity should also be able to do those things.

A further point: If god is incapable of doing evil, and is only capable of doing good, then clearly it is not a matter of choice or volition for him to do good. So in what sense can we actually say that he is good at all? It seems to me that goodness lies in the capacity to choose good over evil, which you rule out for god.

Quote:Yes. From the first conception the idea of God is a separation of good and evil. As a positive effect, God is defined as wholly good. This is the Christian concept.

Again, this seems curious to me. You seem to take it for granted that god's goodness is somehow prior to his omnipotence. Why not the other way around?
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RE: Proving the Bible is false in few words. - by Caecilian - May 11, 2010 at 5:30 pm
RE: Proving the Bible is false in few words. - by fr0d0 - May 19, 2010 at 12:42 pm
RE: Proving the Bible is false in few words. - by fr0d0 - June 4, 2010 at 12:12 pm
RE: Proving the Bible is false in few words. - by fr0d0 - June 4, 2010 at 12:47 pm

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