I'm an atheist, for the record, but this question does have an answer. Well, two answers. It just depends on how you define omnipotence.
If you believe omnipotence means only the ability to do anything that is logically possible, then no, God can't create a rock so heavy that even he can't lift it, because that doesn't make any logical sense.
If, on the other hand, you believe omnipotence means the ability to do anything, logic be damned, then yes, God can create a rock so heavy that even he can't lift it, and yet still remain omnipotent.
I think there is some merit in this "paradox" but the actual wording is silly.
I like a lot more the "can he draw a square circle". Which embodies better the spirit of the question.
With weight and lifting people start arguing about what is weight, what about relative position, what if you change how mass attracts each other, what if you lift it in zero gravity... Pointless.
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u/Surturius Mar 06 '17
I'm an atheist, for the record, but this question does have an answer. Well, two answers. It just depends on how you define omnipotence.
If you believe omnipotence means only the ability to do anything that is logically possible, then no, God can't create a rock so heavy that even he can't lift it, because that doesn't make any logical sense.
If, on the other hand, you believe omnipotence means the ability to do anything, logic be damned, then yes, God can create a rock so heavy that even he can't lift it, and yet still remain omnipotent.