Omnipotence Paradox
Copyright 2021 by Heather Rose Brown
This is my response to a paradox I heard a long time ago. It may not be a great answer, or even a good one, but it was fun to think up, so I thought I'd share. Enjoy! :)
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Once upon a time, a clever man said, "God, if you're really omnipotent, create a stone that's too heavy for you to lift."
God thought for a moment, then created a stone that blotted out the sky. "Okay," he said as he brushed his hands with satisfaction. "That's a stone too big for me to lift."
"Hah!" said the man. "If you can't lift the stone, then that means you're not really omnipotent."
"But I can lift it up," God said as he picked up the stone with one hand.
The man grinned and said, "if you can't create a stone that's too big for you to lift, that also means you're not omnipotent."
"Ah, but it is too big for me to lift."
The clever man frowned as he asked, "How is it possible to lift something too big for you to lift?"
God smiled as he set the stone back down, then said, "I am God. I can do the impossible."