Post by gadreel on Jun 16, 2019 21:31:09 GMT
The flaw with these questions is that they are too vague, its the same question twice so let me respond to the stone. Yes or no the answer answers nothing:
Could God create a stone so heavy that even He could not lift it?
the two answers depend on what you think omnipotent means:
1. Omnipotent means capable of performing any act, no matter what, ie total power. Yes then God can create a stone so heavy he could not lift it, and he could lift it, he need not follow the laws of logic, his omnipotence trumps it
2. Omnipotent means capable of performing any act, but it must conform to logic, God can create the stone, but he cant lift it, but that does not make him not omnipotent, since omnipotence if defined to allow this.
Could God create a stone so heavy that even He could not lift it?
the two answers depend on what you think omnipotent means:
1. Omnipotent means capable of performing any act, no matter what, ie total power. Yes then God can create a stone so heavy he could not lift it, and he could lift it, he need not follow the laws of logic, his omnipotence trumps it
2. Omnipotent means capable of performing any act, but it must conform to logic, God can create the stone, but he cant lift it, but that does not make him not omnipotent, since omnipotence if defined to allow this.