How would you answer
the following question? THE QUESTION***************** CAN GOD MAKE A ROCK SO BIG THAT HE CANNOT LIFT IT? THE EXPLANATION************* The answer that is expected is either a Yes or No. Either answer leaves one in an apparent dilemma, and there seems to be no way out. If he answers “Yes, God is able to make a giant rock which He will not be able to lift” then God seems to have one kind of Omni-attribute: Creative, but not another: Power to Lift. If he answers “No, God is not able to make a huge rock which He cannot lift” then again God is not omnipotent because He lacks the necessary creative powers to create large rocks. In either case, God is not omnipotent, therefore he is not a real God. Or, if He exists, he is lacking certain powers of omnipotence which we always assumed He possessed. Should we not then question His other assumed attributes?? THE SOLUTIONS****************** 1 >>>> The problem is that the question contains a logical fallacy within itself that is not evident at first sight. Can God, who is infinitely powerful, create another infinitely heavy object, which presumably He would not be able to lift? The first part of the question assumes that there exists one omnipotent being, because when we say God, we mean a single, unique being with Omni attributes. But then the second part of the question assumes that there are at least two of these omnipotent beings. That is, The questioner is really asking, Can God create another God? We can see that the question is based upon a very subtle self-contradiction or what we might call a Fallacy of Definition. The question actually is: Can God, of whom we accept to be only ONE of in existence, (of course this part is not verbalized!) -- the only one who is Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, etc., the only being who is Eternal and UNCREATED, CREATE another God, a second God, who is also Omnipotent, Omniscient etc? This is a self-contradictory and illogical question. The first part of the question contradicts the second part, therefore it is a fallacious question. Once clarified in this way, the questioner is disarmed. The response should be another question:
What is your definition of God, an UNCREATED or CREATED being? If this god is a Created being, then that is not the real God, because its Creator is the one we want to talk about. A created being implies a Creator, who is always greater than the created. Thus a created god is Not God. If God is Uncreated, then the fallacy of the question becomes obvious, because the question is really asking: “Can an Uncreated being be Created?” The fallacy of the question can further be clarified by the following fallacious examples: “Draw me a Triangle with Four sides.” or “Give me an Odd number that is evenly divisible by Two.” Our terms must always be clearly defined to avoid such errors. 2 >>>> Another approach is thus: The problem is again a logical one. It is pitting two Omni attributes of God against each other. If we look at each attribute separately, we can answer Yes to each one. Is God able to create a huge rock? Yes Is God able to lift huge rocks? Yes Is God able to Create a Huge rock that He is Unable to lift? This would put God in a struggle against Himself, an impossible situation. God would be opposing Himself, and that is not a possible situation. God cannot fight against Himself. The question implies that God is opposing Himself by creating larger and larger rocks with His infinite creative powers, and then challenging His ability to Lift them with His omnipotent Power. This is part of the illogic of this question. 3 >>>> We must also understand that only God has Infinite attributes. No created thing can have Infinite attributes such as Infinite size, or weight or duration. If you reply that there are infinite numbers, and numbers are human inventions, then please tell me which Infinite number you have in mind! ^^^ RETURN TO TOP ^^^
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