Re: The logic of atheism

Ben Goren <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
prabbit1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Logic doesn't force the universe to be a specific way, it simply
> describes how it is.

Right. And an all-powerful being has to be able to change the
universe. If an omnipotent god didn't like the restrictions that
logic puts on him, he'd change the universe in such a way that he
could ignore that pesky logic, right?

It's no different from what you're describing with physical
laws. An all-powerful god could make a spaceship go faster than
the speed of light, correct? If not, he's not very omnipotent, is
he? If so, how is relativity malleable but logic not?

Look up the different between "contingent" and "necessary" and when you
understand the difference, come back to me. A god would have to be able to
do anything that is logically possible. Some things, like make a
sqare-circle, are necessarily false. Other things, like FLT, are
contingently possible but not always true.

--
Mike

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