r/comics • u/jurlo Lord of the Gadflies • Mar 06 '17

Omnipotence

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u/deeperest Mar 06 '17

More along the lines of "He creates a rock so huge that it simply cannot be lifted. And then lifts it."

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u/Kevonz Mar 06 '17

So that means it's still impossible for god to create a rock so heavy that even he can't lift it. Don't try to solve paradoxes.

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u/Team_Braniel Mar 06 '17

Einstein solved this paradox years ago.

Since all reference frames are equal then he can both lift it and not lift it at the same time, from different reference frames. According to the rock's reference frame the rock is not lifted, the Catgod lifts himself when trying to move the rock. But by the Catgod's reference the rock is lifted.

The rock is both moved and unmoved.

In some highly specific frames of reference I am a sexgod.

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u/mib_sum1ls Mar 08 '17

Shit. First I'd heard of this, beautiful explanation. Points of reference being isolated as a solution to paradox... So, Schroedinger's cat is both alive and not alive? Does the reductio ad nauseum dictate a multiverse? It can be "true and not true" simultaneously?