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Subject: Some good points

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Damoclese

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Date Posted: 07/ 2/02 1:13am
In reply to: Biff 's message, "The very question is not bound by logic" on 07/ 1/02 5:23pm

>
>"Of all the fallacies of everyday reasoning, one of
>the most common is this: asking a question in such a
>way as to presuppose the truth of some conclusion
>buried in that question. The question is likely to be
>rhetorical, no answer genuinely sought. But putting
>the question, and taking it seriously often achieve
>the questioner's purpose, fallaciously." -- Copi and
>Cohen in "Introduction to Logic".

Nice quote.

>
>The question you put forth, Damoclese, presupposes
>that God is either not omnipotent or not bound by
>logic.

It doesn't presuppose it necessarily. It could be that God is omnipotent and that omnipotency is defined as that which can be logically done without limit. Of course, I don't find that the Christian concepts of God often lend themselves to this interpretation.

>
>But then, perhaps logic is a purely human concept, and
>our omnipotent God is not bound by it at all. Perhaps
>he can make a rock so large that he cannot move it.
>Wrap your brain around that one.

It could be, but then, I suppose we could say that everything is merely a human concept and nothing is bound by what we see or think.

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Subject	Author	Date
maybe yes, maybe no	Biff	07/ 2/02 9:54pm