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god can do anything, but he cannot be tempted nor tempteth he any man
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RE: god can do anything, but he cannot be tempted nor tempteth he any man
(September 9, 2014 at 4:53 am)ManMachine Wrote: On the point of the title of your post, there is a well known philosophical problem called the Omnipotence Paradox, originally identified by a 12th Century Islamic philosopher called Averroës, which is a very simple question, can god deny himself?

It illuminates an interesting paradox in the concept of omnipotence doesn't it.

MM
That's an interesting concept. Simple, but effective. It's like the old 'can God make a rock so big he can't lift it' question. Spoiler alert: an unstoppable force and an immovable object are the same thing.

(September 9, 2014 at 5:10 am)Exian Wrote: Hello you dirty Backslider! Welcome
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Yes and I sin every single day
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RE: god can do anything, but he cannot be tempted nor tempteth he any man - by backslider - September 9, 2014 at 5:23 am

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