- Joined
- Jan 27, 2012
- Messages
- 12,835
- Likes
- 7,762
So guys i thought of bringing to notice to you all some very interesting paradoxes in Philosophy... they are usually in a very simple language with interesting meaning.... Hope you all enjoy and contribute....:thumb::thumb:
The Omnipotent paradox:
It analyses the possibility of presence of Omnipotence and Impossible task by Logic....
Now lets assume that there is someone is Omnipotent, then if he is asked to create a task which no one can do(impossible task), then it becomes a paradox because:
1. if he manages to create that job9impossible task), then it means that He himself cant do that job(since it is impossible by defn.) so he is not omnipotent and so he could not have created it!!!!
2. But if he cant create a job which no one can do(by arguing he is omnipotent so no job escapes him), then it means he is not omnipotent as there lies a job which he cant do(creating an impossible task).:thumb::thumb:
The Omnipotent paradox:
It analyses the possibility of presence of Omnipotence and Impossible task by Logic....
Now lets assume that there is someone is Omnipotent, then if he is asked to create a task which no one can do(impossible task), then it becomes a paradox because:
1. if he manages to create that job9impossible task), then it means that He himself cant do that job(since it is impossible by defn.) so he is not omnipotent and so he could not have created it!!!!
2. But if he cant create a job which no one can do(by arguing he is omnipotent so no job escapes him), then it means he is not omnipotent as there lies a job which he cant do(creating an impossible task).:thumb::thumb: