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   mur to Vincent Maycock   
   Re: More Quiz Questions for Atheists   
   31 Jul 15 13:09:03   
   
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   On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:37:21 -0400, Vincent Maycock  wrote:   
      
   >On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 00:41:09 -0400, mur wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >snip   
   >   
   >>>So in other words, let's say that you claim God can't lift the rock.   
   >>>Then is he too weak to create a rock he can't lift?   
   >>>   
   >>>Think about it, and maybe after awhile you'll get it.   
   >>   
   >>    Omnipotence is not possible, but you obviously still don't "get it."   
   >   
   >I don't believe that there are any omnipotent entities out there, but   
   >from a hypothetical/philosophical standpoint, what sorts of things do   
   >you think God is "incapable" of doing, and why don't you think he can   
   >do them?   
      
       Omnipotence is not possible because if a being "can" do anything then it   
   can   
   not come up with something it can NOT do, making it not omnipotent. Or, if it   
   could not come up with something it can NOT do then it could't do that, making   
   it not omnipotent.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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