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Some [[atheist]]s have argued that omnipotence is a paradox, because if [[God]] is omnipotent, He both can and cannot make a rock so large that He cannot pick it up. | Some [[atheist]]s have argued that omnipotence is a paradox, because if [[God]] is omnipotent, He both can and cannot make a rock so large that He cannot pick it up. | ||
| − | A common counter is that [[God]] can do anything within His nature; it is not in [[God]]'s nature to create such a rock, so He would not do so. | + | A common counter is that [[God]] can do anything within His nature; it is not in [[God]]'s nature to create such a rock, so He would not do so. However, this is a contradiction of the definition of omnipotence. |
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Omnipotence is the ability to do absolutely anything. It is usually ascribed to God
Some atheists have argued that omnipotence is a paradox, because if God is omnipotent, He both can and cannot make a rock so large that He cannot pick it up.
A common counter is that God can do anything within His nature; it is not in God's nature to create such a rock, so He would not do so. However, this is a contradiction of the definition of omnipotence.