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Debate:Could God create a rock so heavy that he himself could not lift it? (view source)
Revision as of 21:54, October 29, 2008
, 21:54, October 29, 2008no edit summary
==Here's why the question is wrong==
==Here's why the question is wrong==
Weight isn't a factor in whether God can lift the rock or not - it's just as easy for Him to lift a small rock as a big one (like, er, Yoda). This question is like asking 'Could He make a rock so blue He couldn't lift it?' - it's a nonsense.
Weight isn't a factor in whether God can lift the rock or not - it's just as easy for Him to lift a small rock as a big one (like, er, Yoda). This question is like asking 'Could He make a rock so blue He couldn't lift it?' - it's a nonsense.
==No==
*For the purpose of this argument, assume God exists and is omnipotent (subject to the restrictions of logic).
:*If God is omnipotent, surely he can lift any rock.
:*A rock which God cannot lift, therefore, cannot possibly exist. Its existence would contradict God's omnipotence.
:*Because, in this argument, God is constrained by logic, God cannot create something that cannot exist.
:*Because a rock God cannot create cannot exist, God cannot create one.
:Note that, by "subject to the restrictions of logic," I mean that God would be unable to do anything that is logically impossible.
:For example, a square circle cannot logically exist; a square has four sides, while a circle has only one, and clearly
:nothing can have four sides and one side. Therefore, a God subject to the restrictions of logic would be unable to create one.
:-[[User:CSGuy|CSGuy]] 17:54, 29 October 2008 (EDT)