Stub your Toe, Please

An annoying thing some people do is asking "Is it possible for God to create a rock too heavy for him to lift?" The person asking the question knows that whether or not you answer yes or no, you will be in a bind. If you answer yes, then that would be implying that God has a limit to the weight of rocks that he can lift. If you say no, you are implying that the task of creating such a rock is impossible for God. Either way, you are implying that there is something that God cannot do, which is something that seems to be a bit of a paradox.

In the Christian faith, God's omnipotence is often preached, claiming that there is nothing in the universe that he cannot do or accomplish. He can do anything he wants at any time he wants, for any reason he deems fit. Well... that's not entirely true. In fact, there are many things that God cannot and could not do during his time on earth as a human. For example, God cannot lie, God cannot be wrong, God cannot commit adultery, God cannot sin, et cetera. As you can see, there are a multitude of things god cannot do. And perhaps creating a rock too big for himself to lift would be impossible. In reality, this question is circular and asking it in the first place makes people wonder why you ask it... because there is no such thing as a rock that God cannot lift. Thus, he cannot create it.

You might argue that there are things like a staircase that can be ascended and descended at the same time that God would be able to create... but that is beyond the comprehension of the human mind. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what's in store for us =O

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