Yvision.kz
kk
Разное
Разное
399 773 постов42 подписчика
Всяко-разно
0
08:28, 19 июня 2010

Omnipotence paradox

Omnipotence paradox

Blog post image
Blog post image

Averroes (1126–1198), a Muslim philosopher who discussed the omnipotence paradox.

The omnipotence paradox is a family of related paradoxes addressing the question of whether the existence of an omnipotent entity is logically possible. The paradox states that if a being can perform any action, then it should be able to create a task it is unable to perform, and hence, it cannot perform all actions. Yet, on the other hand, if it cannot create a task it is unable to perform, then there exists something it cannot do.

One version of the omnipotence paradox is the so-called paradox of the stone: "Could [an omnipotent being] create a stone so heavy that even that being could not lift it?" If so, then it seems that the being could cease to be omnipotent; if not, it seems that the being was not omnipotent to begin with.

0
302
3