Bartricks
counterpunch
He might behave in a way that God categorically disapproves of. — Bartricks
DingoJones
Bartricks
counterpunch
Garth
Can you elaborate on why my belief in reality is not skeptical enough? How did you reach that conclusion, and how do you know how skeptical of reality I am? — DingoJones
Bartricks
Bartricks
DingoJones
counterpunch
No. They. Don't. — Bartricks
Bartricks
counterpunch
God can't do anything...at all, because he would know the consequences of his actions, or the consequences of the consequences would be non-benevolent in some way, eventually. — counterpunch
Bartricks
counterpunch
Bartricks
Athena
baker
Really? You can imagine square circles?Truly, there is nothing that an imaginary God could not do, since there are no limits to the imagination! — Present awareness
baker
Are you able to see a square circle?Now, once more, a being who can do anything is not going to be bound by the laws of logic, for if they were they would not be able to do anything, but only those things that logic permits. — Bartricks
baker
Just go read some Hindu theologies, and you'll have the whole gamut of options on this ...If that's correct, then one could be omnipotent and have created nothing. Indeed, to insist otherwise would be once more to put restrictions on an omnipotent being.
So, God could have created everything if he had so wished, but whether he actually did so or not is an open question and it is not inconsistent with his being omnipotent that he created nothing at all. Or so I think at the moment..... — Bartricks
counterpunch
Bartricks
Banno
Present awareness
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