Posted by alexandra_k on September 11, 2005, at 17:17:11
In reply to Re: can god make a rock so big that god can't move it?, posted by linkadge on September 11, 2005, at 17:12:27
> Or maybe the whole concept of god is that he is greater than everything else.
How do you mean?
Do you mean with respect to the second argument (so because god is the greatest possible being he must exist)...
Or do you mean that him not being able to make / lift the rock should not be seen as a limitation on his power because we shouldn't expect any being (not even the greatest possible being) to be able to do something that literally is impossible?
If you mean the latter then I agree 100%
Why on earth should we expect the greatest possible being to be able to perform logical impossibilities?????
A sort of related question...
So god can't do anything contrary to the laws of logic (but thats okay we shouldn't be expect him to be able to)...Can god do something contrary to the laws of nature?????
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