God and the Rock Problem

[erichazelle]

This one's for fun, folks: Ever have some smart-aleck say to you, "If God is all powerful, then can He make a rock so big He can't lift it? ha-ha-ha." Of such elementary school reasoning do atheists refute the existence of God. I have two solutions to this problem: #1. God is also all-wise; therefore, He's too smart to be caught in this stupid trap. Ok, some may consider that a copout. #2: According to the laws of physics, there's an upper limit to the size of rocks. If they reach a certain mass, then they implode in on themselves due to the pressures of gravity, nuclear fusion begins, and they become a star. According to Joshua 10: 12-13, God can move the sun, so He can handle rocks at their maximum size. The limit is with the size of rocks, not with God. One could say that God could change the laws of physics so this wouldn't happen. If He did, then life in the universe as we know it would cease to exist. God isn't going to destroy all life in the universe just so He can win a bench-press contest.

[prisonchaplain]

How about this answer, "Jesus loves you...He's sure done well by me. Let me know if you ever want to know more about it. Have a nice day."

[sgallan]

Of such elementary school reasoning do atheists refute the existence of God.

I am an athiest and I don't use anything like this to refute the existance of God. I cannot disprove any possible or posited God. I just see no more reason to believe in your God, than you see any reason to believe in the other God possiblities.

[erichazelle]

I should have said "some", and not implied all atheists. Some have made the argument, in print, that because it rains on the oceans where rain does no good, then that proves God is at least incompetent. Others have argued that because evil exists, then God is not all good, and is, therefore not God. It is such simplistic logical arguments as these to which I was referring. Thanks for your reading and thoughtful consideration, and no offense intended on my part. I'm new at this, and will probably need a few rough edges knocked off like Joseph Smith, a "Rough Stone Rolling."

[kona0197]

What about the question could God microwave a burrito so hot he himself could not eat it?

[tiancum]

Homer Simpson!!!

[VisionOfLehi]

God is all powerful. He can do anything that can be done.

[Canuck Mormon]

What about the question could God microwave a burrito so hot he himself could not eat it?

:lol::lol:

Sure he could, but he could also cool it instantly.

[erichazelle]

Reply to God and the burrito: Same with rocks. At a certain temperature, the molecules of the burrito de-construct and become plasma. Since God could handle the "Big Bang" which was an extremely high energy state of matter, He could also handle the burrito, which at that point would have no more resemblance to a burrito than a sun would to a rock. The limits are not on God; they are on matter.