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The Paradox of the Stone
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The paradox of the stone: can an omnipotent being create a stone too heavy for it to lift? Either answer seems to limit omnipotence.
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Say yes—there is a stone it cannot lift. Say no—there is a stone it cannot create.
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The standard reply: omnipotence covers what is logically possible, and a self-contradictory task is not a task at all.
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