Many times you will run into, or use, an argument similar to: "Could God create a rock so heavy even he could not lift it?" The argument is meant to show how omnipotence entails logical contradictions.
The problem with the argument is it muddles up your point by involving infinities. This gives a number of loop holes you can use to counter the statement. For example, in maths, we can ask "What is infinity minus infinity?" and get a variety of answers depending on the context (which is why we say it is an indeterminate form). As x tends to infinity x^2 - x tends to infinity, x - x^2 tends to negative infinity, x-x tends to 0, x-x+23 tends to 23, etc. There is no reason to involve unnecessary calculus in the discussion of God's existence!
If you're going to argue, you should make your arguments clear and to the point. Therefore I suggest using statements such as "Can God subtract exactly 4 from 5 and get 0?" instead of the rock one. It's much clearer what the problem you're pointing out is.
The problem with the argument is it muddles up your point by involving infinities. This gives a number of loop holes you can use to counter the statement. For example, in maths, we can ask "What is infinity minus infinity?" and get a variety of answers depending on the context (which is why we say it is an indeterminate form). As x tends to infinity x^2 - x tends to infinity, x - x^2 tends to negative infinity, x-x tends to 0, x-x+23 tends to 23, etc. There is no reason to involve unnecessary calculus in the discussion of God's existence!
If you're going to argue, you should make your arguments clear and to the point. Therefore I suggest using statements such as "Can God subtract exactly 4 from 5 and get 0?" instead of the rock one. It's much clearer what the problem you're pointing out is.
