Re: The concept of god is a logical contradiction


"jacob navia" <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The concept of ann all-powerful god is a logical contradiction.
>
> Thesis:
> God is all powerful.
>
> Question:
>
> Can god make a stone so heavy that he himself can't lift it?
>
> No, he can't make such a stone, then he is not all powerful.
>
> Yes, he can do such a stone then... he can't lift it, hence he
> is no longer all powerful.
>
> The concept of an all powerful being is a logical contradiction.
>


Studying for your first-semester logic final, eh?

Matty-o



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