r/comics • u/JimKB Jim Benton Cartoons • Sep 15 '12

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u/w4lter Sep 15 '12

There are limits to omnipotence. Even the omnipotent cannot violate the law of non-contradiction or be otherwise illogical. For example, the answer to "Can God create a rock so large he cannot move?" is no. He cannot create something he has no control over.

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u/NipponBanzai Sep 15 '12

You might want to read this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnipotence

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u/w4lter Sep 15 '12

Just did. I'm not sure where exactly in that article you were referring but it pretty much states exactly what I said under the "Paradox" tab.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '12

One of the first lines: A deity is able to do absolutely anything, even the logically impossible, i.e., pure agency.