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demwing

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3. Can god create a stone so heavy he cannot move it? Yes, .

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 02:38 PM

Feb 2013

Yes, if God is omnipotent. However, being omnipotent, God would then move the stone.

Omnipotent means "possessing all powers."

"All powers" must include -

1. Power to create the immovable weight.
2. Power to move the immovable weight.
3. Power to fuck with the heads of us mere mortals.

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Tom THE DANCING BUG: God-man returns [View all] n2doc Feb 2013 OP

.......... Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1

Beautiful! My only suggestion .... DreamGypsy Feb 2013 #2

Can god create a stone so heavy he cannot move it? Yes, . demwing Feb 2013 #3

this reminds me of a story Voice for Peace Feb 2013 #6

So you are saying there is no hell, only heaven? BlueStreak Feb 2013 #8

the questions we should be asking about the pearly gates Voice for Peace Feb 2013 #9

I don't believe in hell.. I think it is merely the absence of heaven Voice for Peace Feb 2013 #10

And another way to look at is mathematics. zeemike Feb 2013 #12

But there's more than one way to apply infinity Jim Lane Feb 2013 #18

Those are all excellent points. zeemike Feb 2013 #19

My take on that line of argument is that it demonstrates why we are not gods. ieoeja Feb 2013 #17

This actually demonstrates a good argument against creationists TlalocW Feb 2013 #4

And all of that based on an assumption. zeemike Feb 2013 #15

hahaha that's excellent.. Voice for Peace Feb 2013 #5

Finally an answer to the ultimate question, "Who created God?" BlueStreak Feb 2013 #7

Who cares? colorado_ufo Feb 2013 #11

I thought it was: "Humans' rampant imaginations." Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #13

Forty-two GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #14

That's because 'GOD' stands for 'GOD Over Djinn' muriel_volestrangler Feb 2013 #16