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Re: Bicentennial Man and Immortality (was Re: Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 2 Jan 2000 01:57:24 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> You seem to know a lot about that which is unknowable;-)
He's also assuming that an omnipotent being is restricted by logic.
Self-contradictory, neh?
:)
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
> Jasper Janssen wrote:
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> > The only possible way for an immortal creature to kill itself would be
> > if it were also omnipotent. If god is all-powerful, can he create a
> > stone he cannot lift? The answer: Assuming the laws of logic hold,
> > omnipotence and another invincible force cannot exist in the same
> > universe. Silly answer: The christian god isn't bound by the laws of
> > logic.
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> > So since you're immortal, you're not omnipotent, so you can't kill
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> > yourself. QED.
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> >
> > Jasper
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