I heard this the other day in Philosophy and it really made me think…so here it is. If God is all powerful (which we presume that he is), than can God himself create a stone in which he cannot pick up?
think about it
Yes he can, but can he make a burrito so hot that he himself cannot eat?
the mind boggles.
[quote]BIG_DAWS wrote:
I heard this the other day in Philosophy and it really made me think…so here it is. If God is all powerful (which we presume that he is), than can God himself create a stone in which he cannot pick up?
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This is why most ‘philosophy’ departments suck.
[quote]Malevolence wrote:
Yes he can, but can he make a burrito so hot that he himself cannot eat?
the mind boggles.[/quote]
However, since he is God, the burrito must be SO HOT that it has an infinite temperature.
And if it has an infinite temperature that is immeasurable, then the burrito must have a perfect temperature. Just like God is infinitely powerful (which is why he is God), the Burrito is infinitely hot.
And if the Burrito is infinitely hot, it could also be infinitely powerful.
Therefore God is a Burrito.
[quote]brucevangeorge wrote:
Malevolence wrote:
Yes he can, but can he make a burrito so hot that he himself cannot eat?
the mind boggles.
However, since he is God, the burrito must be SO HOT that it has an infinite temperature.
And if it has an infinite temperature that is immeasurable, then the burrito must have a perfect temperature. Just like God is infinitely powerful (which is why he is God), the Burrito is infinitely hot.
And if the Burrito is infinitely hot, it could also be infinitely powerful.
Therefore God is a Burrito.[/quote]
lol
Last time God tried that, he actually created two doctors instead.
A pair o’ docs.
[quote]BIG_DAWS wrote:
I heard this the other day in Philosophy and it really made me think…so here it is. If God is all powerful (which we presume that he is), than can God himself create a stone in which he cannot pick up?
think about it[/quote]
I’m more interested in finding out if God created all those other gods He warned us against worshipping. If He did, then why, and if He didn’t, what makes Him better than them?
Also, why don’t you ever see God and Chuck Norris at the same time?
Think about it.
So anyway, isn’t the point that Mankind is that stone?
[quote]pookie wrote:
Last time God tried that, he actually created two doctors instead.
A pair o’ docs.
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Q: Know why they spank babies when they’re first born?
A: To knock the balls off the stupid ones.
[quote]Malevolence wrote:
So anyway, isn’t the point that Mankind is that stone?[/quote]
That’s ascribing far too much depth to this sophistry.
No offense to the OP, but this is just the standard, intellectually dishonest tripe that many universities and philosophy departments peddle. It is fast, it gives the illusion of facile understanding, it lacks depth, imagination, real insight, or deliberation; it is puerile, self-indulgent, and seeks to both disillusion and warp the sensibilities of the youths entrusted to these so-called ‘teachers.’
It is everything that true Philosophy rebels against.
[quote]brucevangeorge wrote:
Malevolence wrote:
Yes he can, but can he make a burrito so hot that he himself cannot eat?
the mind boggles.
However, since he is God, the burrito must be SO HOT that it has an infinite temperature.
And if it has an infinite temperature that is immeasurable, then the burrito must have a perfect temperature. Just like God is infinitely powerful (which is why he is God), the Burrito is infinitely hot.
And if the Burrito is infinitely hot, it could also be infinitely powerful.
Therefore God is a Burrito.[/quote]
Well played.
[quote]nephorm wrote:
It is everything that true Philosophy rebels against.[/quote]
Blasphemy!
Oh, wait…
im not sure some of you are quite understanding what i said so i’ll restate. If God is all powerful, can he create a stone that is too heavy even for him to pick up? If he can create it than he wont be able to pick it up…therefore not all powerful. If he cannot create it…not all powerful either.
hmm
I think we understood it. First time I heard it was around 1966.
See Nephorm’s comments.
Or order out for mexican like I just did.
[quote]BIG_DAWS wrote:
im not sure some of you are quite understanding what i said so i’ll restate. If God is all powerful, can he create a stone that is too heavy even for him to pick up? If he can create it than he wont be able to pick it up…therefore not all powerful. If he cannot create it…not all powerful either.
hmm[/quote]
Everyone understands. The omnipotence paradox has been around for a long time.
Asking freshman philosophy students to treat it as anything other than sophistry is pure folly.
Theodacy for the retarded?
[quote]BIG_DAWS wrote:
im not sure some of you are quite understanding what i said so i’ll restate. If God is all powerful, can he create a stone that is too heavy even for him to pick up? If he can create it than he wont be able to pick it up…therefore not all powerful. If he cannot create it…not all powerful either.
hmm[/quote]
If you want to play around with this:
Is God all powerful or all knowing?
He can`t be both you know, i.e can he decide to do something different than he already knows he will do?
My favorite was always :
Why did God create Satan?
[quote]orion wrote:
If you want to play around with this:
Is God all powerful or all knowing?
He can`t be both you know, i.e can he decide to do something different than he already knows he will do?[/quote]
THAT is a good one.
im not a freshman
The biblical saying that God created Man in His own image conveys the answer to your question.
God is much like a human body. Something bad, like an infection, draws the body’s attention. The body sends antibodies to attack the problem, repair crews, and so for.
Same thing for God —something goes haywire, like the nazis come about, and God sends the antibodies (the military of several nations) to wipe it out.
Anyway, that’s how God told me to write it up, so there you go.
God Bless!