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An all-powerful, omniscient being invites some paradoxes/problems: Homer Simpson's version was "Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot that he himself could no
by mrkeen 3y ago
An all-powerful, omniscient being invites some paradoxes/problems:
Homer Simpson's version was "Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot that he himself could not eat it?"
Also - if you're omniscient and you already know your future, does that imply that you do not have free will?
- thsksbd 3y agoThe first is not a paradox but a nonsensical statement. Omnipotent, (by definition), does not include breaking logic because at its core something illogical is nonsense. As to free will, well that's something only Catholics and Orthodox hold onto. I don't believe Muslims or many Protestants (Calvin?) adhere to that.
- sorokod 3y agoThat kind of deity can not be restricted by logical paradoxes, it is beyond their reach so to speak. That of course raises the question why even attempt logical proofs, but here we are.
- missingrib 3y agoYou can just claim that omniscience and omnipotence do not require that you can do logically impossible things. For instance, God couldn't will that 2+2=5, or that he could create something so heavy that he could not move it.
- throw0101b 3y ago> An all-powerful, omniscient being invites some paradoxes/problems: Not really: * https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/02/dawkins-on-omnipotence-and-omniscience.html https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/02/dawkins-on-omnipote...