Lots of bashing for the belief of God....

[GameOver22]

sapphi_snake said:

GameOver22 said:

Good point, I didn't catch that because I was focusing on omniscience. God's omnipotence implies that he can perform any possible action. He can't perform an action that calls for a contradiction of terms. He cannot make something be and not be at the same time, he cannot make a square-circle, he cannot make a stone that he cannot lift. The inabiity to perform actions that contradict his characteristics also don't count against his omniscience (eg. creating a stone he cannot lift, performing an evil action- God's free will v. God's goodness, etc.)

Not true, as what is possible or not were rules designed by him, and being omnipotent means that he could change the rules, else he's not really omnipotent and there's an isntance higher than himself.

No, God is subject to logical rules in the same way as humans are because they are necessary. I don't know how to convince you of this besides telling you to go pick up any philosophy of religion text-book. This is a fact that has been accepted by both sides of the debate for a while. As I said, the reason why is because if you maintain that God can perform contradictions, you end up with all sorts of absurdities (square-circles, God creating stones he cannot lift, etc.)