Paradox Of The Stone Flashcards
0
Q
What is the question
A
An god create a stone that is so heavy he can’t lift it?
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Q
What does it dispute
A
Omnipotent
2
Q
If yes
A
There’s something he can’t do
Lift the stone
3
Q
If know
A
There’s something he can’t do create it
4
Q
What does the paradox show
A
Not Omnipotent
5
Q
What does Swinburne argue
A
Paradox assumes wrong definition of omnipotence
Only do things logically possible
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Q
Other response
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Because god is omnipotent the phrase ‘could not lift’ doesn’t take sense so the paradox is meaningless
7
Q
What is aquinas’s response
A
There are lots of things God can’t do
2+2=7
Have a male spinster
