Post by Monkey Sin M.D. on Aug 24, 2006 18:08:48 GMT -5
conn said:
I'm glad that we can agree that science and religion don't have to conflict one another. I just see a lot of argument over that, and it discomforts me every time.As for omnipotence.
The reason I said it was paradoxical was... well, have you heard this philosophical question? "Can God create a boulder so heavy that even he can't lift it?" (And it's not exclusively a boulder, either, just a question of God being able to create any sort of challenge that even he himself could not complete) With either answer, he would not be omnipotent, on one hand because he could not CREATE said boulder, or on the other hand because he wouldn't be able to LIFT said boulder.
People who have tried to answer this question have said that it's a matter of choice, but in that case, to me, it would still not be omnipotence - he would have to choose which ability he would lack.
So, if you follow, omnipotence is really impossible. Assuming that God exists, even His abilities would have to have some limitations.
of course god has limitations but no human limitations you understand?
