Paradox of the Stone
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Votes (42) ConFull resolution: Because of the scenario introduced by the paradox of the stone, the God discussed in the Christian Bible (Yahweh) absolutely cannot exist in reality.
The paradox of the stone is outlined here: http://en.wikipedia.org...
My opponent will explain why this paradox disproves the existence of the Christian God. Naturally, PRO will have the burden of proof.
Good luck to my opponent. Report this ArgumentProThanks for posting such an interesting topic for an argument. I look forward to a good and enjoyable debate and wish all the luck to my opponent.
Now to start off I would like to give simple definitions for some of the terms in the Stone Paradox and Resolution:
1. Omnipotent-almighty or infinite in power. According to the Random House Dictionary on Dictionary.com
2. The Christian God-The Christian God is defined as the creator of the universe (as mentioned in Genesis Chapters 1 & 2), who is pure and good (as in the books of Romans, Chapter 3 and Ephesians, Chapter 4) and who happens to also be all-powerful (as found in Matthew Chapter 19 and in the Book of Mark).
Now onto my argument, the Paradox of the Stone leads to one of two scenarios:
1. The first scenario is that God cannot create a stone which he cannot lift. This scenario informs us that God is restricted to what he can and cannot do by his own power. Since he cannot create a stone which he cannot lift.
2. The second scenario is that God can create a stone which he cannot lift. This scenario informs us that God can create anything, including items that have power or some attribute that exceeds his own. This would then disprove idea that God is all-powerful, since there is something that can exceed his powerful.
Being that the Christian God is defined as all-powerful and omnipotent, he should, in theory, be able to do anything. However, since the Christian God cannot create a stone which he cannot lift or he can create a stone which he cannot
Votes (42) ConFull resolution: Because of the scenario introduced by the paradox of the stone, the God discussed in the Christian Bible (Yahweh) absolutely cannot exist in reality.
The paradox of the stone is outlined here: http://en.wikipedia.org...
My opponent will explain why this paradox disproves the existence of the Christian God. Naturally, PRO will have the burden of proof.
Good luck to my opponent. Report this ArgumentProThanks for posting such an interesting topic for an argument. I look forward to a good and enjoyable debate and wish all the luck to my opponent.
Now to start off I would like to give simple definitions for some of the terms in the Stone Paradox and Resolution:
1. Omnipotent-almighty or infinite in power. According to the Random House Dictionary on Dictionary.com
2. The Christian God-The Christian God is defined as the creator of the universe (as mentioned in Genesis Chapters 1 & 2), who is pure and good (as in the books of Romans, Chapter 3 and Ephesians, Chapter 4) and who happens to also be all-powerful (as found in Matthew Chapter 19 and in the Book of Mark).
Now onto my argument, the Paradox of the Stone leads to one of two scenarios:
1. The first scenario is that God cannot create a stone which he cannot lift. This scenario informs us that God is restricted to what he can and cannot do by his own power. Since he cannot create a stone which he cannot lift.
2. The second scenario is that God can create a stone which he cannot lift. This scenario informs us that God can create anything, including items that have power or some attribute that exceeds his own. This would then disprove idea that God is all-powerful, since there is something that can exceed his powerful.
Being that the Christian God is defined as all-powerful and omnipotent, he should, in theory, be able to do anything. However, since the Christian God cannot create a stone which he cannot lift or he can create a stone which he cannot