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Debate:Could God create a rock so heavy that he himself could not lift it? (view source)
Revision as of 19:57, December 28, 2007
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Could God create a rock so heavy that he himself could not lift it?
Could God create a rock so heavy that he himself could not lift it?
Discuss--[[User:Sm355|Sm355]] 18:08, 19 March 2007 (EDT)
Discuss--[[User:Sm355|Sm355]] 18:08, 19 March 2007 (EDT)
The answer is NO He cannot do that. Note that there is no limit however to the size of a rock that He can create, and there is no limit to the size of a rock that He can lift. Thus the proposition - since true - involves no limitation on God's prerogatives; its falsity however does. The whole thing is a play on words as is explained more or less in various ways below. [[User:Qwestor|Qwestor]] 14:54, 28 December 2007 (EDT)
This old one... its supposed to be a paradox showing the omnipotence is impossible: If God can create the rock, He must not be all-powerful because He cannot lift it. If He cant create the rock, then He still isn't all powerful. Either way, no all-powerful being. Personally, I think God just has no reason to create such a rock, so why would He? - BornAgainBrit
This old one... its supposed to be a paradox showing the omnipotence is impossible: If God can create the rock, He must not be all-powerful because He cannot lift it. If He cant create the rock, then He still isn't all powerful. Either way, no all-powerful being. Personally, I think God just has no reason to create such a rock, so why would He? - BornAgainBrit