yeah.... i knew that, when i said "Let's say god is omnipotent... which means he can do anything." I paused, because it occured to me that I accidently said omnipotent in place of omniscient.
Now, I'm curious. Can you answer my question ;) ?
The question re the garden of Eden? Not really. It's one of the many logical problems I see in the Bible, especially in the early books. Christians I've asked usually give the "It would violate free will" answer.
OccamKant has some pretty good videos on some of these biblical issues.
I quite like TheAmazingBeliever. I don't agree with what he says, but he seems like quite a nice person, unlike, say, VenomFangX. He doesn't block comments or ratings on his video either.
To answer your question, no, God cannot do everything. For example, can God exist and not exist at the same time or can he even cease to exist? But yes, God does have a free will, or to be more precise, a 'perfect' will.
If you haven't read it already, I highly recommend you read 'The Kalam Cosmological Argument' by Dr. William Lane Craig. It's an excellent read and makes a concrete, irrefutable case for the undeniable necessity of an immaterial, immutable, maximally powerful being/agent. It is, I am absolutely convinced, the most rational position regarding the inception of material reality to date. You have to trust me; I am the most skeptical person I know but this book made a doubting theist doubt no more.
There is a very good answer to your question. It's a great question by the way! I'd like to know what answers you've heard so far so I don't end up giving you an answer you've already heard 5 times lol Also, the comment 500 letter limit restricts me from answering sufficiently so I'll send you a PM only upon your request. Blessings and Peace :)
You raise an interesting point about free will. Believers frequently posit a version of free will that entails the ability to sin. At the same time, however, they say that their god both has a free will -- the most free free will -- *and* cannot sin, which necessarily negates the proposition that free will entails the ability to sin.
I am not sure if I understand your question. Disobedience requires two parties. One party tells the other to do or NOT do something and the other doesn't do what the first party asked them to do or NOT do. Again, disobedience requires two parties. So, my original question about God stands.
All-knowing is omniSCIENT. Omnipotent means all-powerful. God's omnibenevolent too.
(And they said my RS GCSE would be useless. :P)
YTrann 3 years ago
yeah.... i knew that, when i said "Let's say god is omnipotent... which means he can do anything." I paused, because it occured to me that I accidently said omnipotent in place of omniscient.
Now, I'm curious. Can you answer my question ;) ?
DrixDZanth 3 years ago
The question re the garden of Eden? Not really. It's one of the many logical problems I see in the Bible, especially in the early books. Christians I've asked usually give the "It would violate free will" answer.
OccamKant has some pretty good videos on some of these biblical issues.
YTrann 3 years ago
I quite like TheAmazingBeliever. I don't agree with what he says, but he seems like quite a nice person, unlike, say, VenomFangX. He doesn't block comments or ratings on his video either.
YTrann 3 years ago
To answer your question, no, God cannot do everything. For example, can God exist and not exist at the same time or can he even cease to exist? But yes, God does have a free will, or to be more precise, a 'perfect' will.
friendlydiplomat 3 years ago
If you haven't read it already, I highly recommend you read 'The Kalam Cosmological Argument' by Dr. William Lane Craig. It's an excellent read and makes a concrete, irrefutable case for the undeniable necessity of an immaterial, immutable, maximally powerful being/agent. It is, I am absolutely convinced, the most rational position regarding the inception of material reality to date. You have to trust me; I am the most skeptical person I know but this book made a doubting theist doubt no more.
friendlydiplomat 3 years ago
There is a very good answer to your question. It's a great question by the way! I'd like to know what answers you've heard so far so I don't end up giving you an answer you've already heard 5 times lol Also, the comment 500 letter limit restricts me from answering sufficiently so I'll send you a PM only upon your request. Blessings and Peace :)
friendlydiplomat 3 years ago
Omnipotence is 'maximally' powerful.
Omniscience is possessing the set of ALL knowledge.
friendlydiplomat 3 years ago
You raise an interesting point about free will. Believers frequently posit a version of free will that entails the ability to sin. At the same time, however, they say that their god both has a free will -- the most free free will -- *and* cannot sin, which necessarily negates the proposition that free will entails the ability to sin.
ProfMTH 3 years ago
Sin is precisely this: disobeying God. How can God possibly disobey himself?
friendlydiplomat 3 years ago
"How can God possibly disobey himself?"
Is God's will not free, Friendlydiplomat?
ProfMTH 3 years ago
I am not sure if I understand your question. Disobedience requires two parties. One party tells the other to do or NOT do something and the other doesn't do what the first party asked them to do or NOT do. Again, disobedience requires two parties. So, my original question about God stands.
friendlydiplomat 3 years ago
"I am not sure if I understand your question."
Really? The question "Is God's will not free?" confuses you? Well, I'll try to get at it another way. May God do whatever he would like?
ProfMTH 3 years ago