this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2024
118 points (87.8% liked)

Asklemmy

43520 readers
2225 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy ๐Ÿ”

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

  1. Open-ended question
  2. Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
  3. Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
  4. Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
  5. An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 

The monotheistic all powerful one.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (4 children)

The usual answer is yes, but he survives. Basically this isn't a paradox for something actually all powerful.

[โ€“] comfydecal@infosec.pub 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Then the god is not "all powerful" if they can't kill themselves

[โ€“] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

You maybe not understand the pointlessness of trying to limit omnipotence?

[โ€“] comfydecal@infosec.pub 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hmm maybe being the only all powerful being is lonely and wouldn't that be hell if you were forced to continue existence?

[โ€“] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I'm sure I could think of something to do

load more comments (2 replies)