So fr0d0 seems to think the following:
1. God is omnipotent.
and
2. God cannot do various things (lie, commit evil) that humans can do.
This is not a coherent description of god. If god is infinitely powerful then by definition he can do anything that a finitely powerful entity, such as a human, can do. If god is limited to only doing good stuff, then he can't be omnipotent.
Now fr0d0 may say something like this: 'GOD is incapable of doing anything that is disallowed by the nature of HIS logical construction'. Okay, if thats the case then it simply means that the logical construction of god rules out his being omnipotent.
Lets do a little thought experiment. Zog is an entity which can do absolutely nothing. This is definitional- Zog is defined as that entity which has no causal powers at all, ever, under any circumstances. Now common sense and logic (not to mention sanity) would tell us that Zog is in no sense omnipotent- quite the opposite.
However, he is able to do everything and anything that is consistent with his logical structure- to wit, precisely nothing. So if being omnipotent is purely a matter of being able to do anything that is consistent with logical structure, then Zog is clearly omnipotent.
As well as being totally powerless.
Which is obviously silly.
1. God is omnipotent.
and
2. God cannot do various things (lie, commit evil) that humans can do.
This is not a coherent description of god. If god is infinitely powerful then by definition he can do anything that a finitely powerful entity, such as a human, can do. If god is limited to only doing good stuff, then he can't be omnipotent.
Now fr0d0 may say something like this: 'GOD is incapable of doing anything that is disallowed by the nature of HIS logical construction'. Okay, if thats the case then it simply means that the logical construction of god rules out his being omnipotent.
Lets do a little thought experiment. Zog is an entity which can do absolutely nothing. This is definitional- Zog is defined as that entity which has no causal powers at all, ever, under any circumstances. Now common sense and logic (not to mention sanity) would tell us that Zog is in no sense omnipotent- quite the opposite.
However, he is able to do everything and anything that is consistent with his logical structure- to wit, precisely nothing. So if being omnipotent is purely a matter of being able to do anything that is consistent with logical structure, then Zog is clearly omnipotent.
As well as being totally powerless.
Which is obviously silly.
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.
Mikhail Bakunin
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche
Mikhail Bakunin
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche