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Can Or Cannot (Posted on 2003-04-30) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Can the omnipotent God create a stone which he(she?) him(her?)self Cannot carry?

(Note: blasphemy added by levik. Disregard if offensive)

  Submitted by Ravi Raja    
Rating: 3.5769 (26 votes)
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This is pretty much a theological question, without a definite solution. Read the user comments for some discussion on it.

What? Did you really expect a definitive answer?

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  Subject Author Date
No SubjectRamas Cargo2022-10-12 01:53:24
No Subjectteng wang2013-12-06 23:51:07
Some Thoughtsno solutionDej Mar2012-02-23 00:01:29
God!Math Man2012-02-22 22:54:34
Solutionpuzzle solutionK Sengupta2007-03-15 04:14:49
a ubiquitous stone?Cyriis2006-10-19 12:29:17
Of course he could...JLo2006-08-19 19:42:44
re(2): I have a logical answer. ^_^Creshosk2006-07-11 03:34:53
Solutiontomarken2006-05-18 14:40:14
of course its easyRachael2006-05-18 09:45:18
re: The Definite solutionaaron2006-02-14 22:37:43
the problem is solvedmizoo2005-12-19 20:04:51
No Subjectmizoo2005-12-19 20:02:36
re: The Definite solutionmizoo2005-12-19 20:01:23
SolutionThe Definite solutionBryson2005-12-15 14:49:06
Solutionsome thoughts: þ2005-12-14 16:31:38
Thoughts...Peter2005-12-01 01:46:53
re: I have a logical answer. ^_^Berney2005-11-16 19:32:27
I'm no theology buff, but...Berney2005-11-16 19:20:58
yesjamie2005-10-19 00:23:13
re: I have a logical answer. ^_^Andy2005-09-11 20:00:07
I have a logical answer. ^_^Creshosk2005-08-13 04:31:55
the correct answerAndy2005-07-06 14:55:12
another late answerCorbin2005-06-17 10:34:31
Logical SolutionBrian Jackson2005-06-07 01:11:19
re: What this provesTheMalkav2005-05-24 02:14:52
Not a pardoxTheMalkav2005-05-24 01:47:36
Some ThoughtsSome late ideasAmber2005-05-17 02:50:00
There is a scientific analysis of this problem!George2005-01-27 06:06:21
boundarieswhome?2005-01-23 20:27:21
Interesting conclusion of CatholicismTristan2004-12-11 00:45:14
A good paradoxHattie2004-11-24 18:27:24
No Subjectgreg2004-10-14 08:34:25
An Analogy...David Shin2004-10-12 04:48:13
re: Well...bob9092004-10-11 18:12:10
the atheist responseKeith Steele2004-08-30 20:51:22
re: Chaz is absolutely correctbob2004-08-18 17:17:14
Chaz is absolutely correctLizzie2004-08-15 02:05:55
You are all understating the meaning of omnipotenceChaz2004-07-01 21:24:10
This is a stupid questionteng wang2004-06-17 21:55:23
Solution (I hope)Gustavo2004-06-15 11:18:14
Well...Jenny Turner2004-05-31 10:46:32
re: guessCarlos Da Peanut2004-05-28 10:49:23
SureBrittany2004-04-17 10:57:09
A solution/critiquePaul2004-04-13 15:30:27
Some ThoughtsOmnipotentTimothy2004-04-04 00:39:54
re(2): Read ThisTimothy2004-04-04 00:20:16
re: theoretically, yesyo2004-03-29 18:18:44
Hints/TipsReading to deepben2004-03-18 08:44:12
on goddarren2004-03-17 16:48:20
guessPeter Lunts2004-02-04 20:13:59
TaoRawlyn2004-01-31 13:36:01
Some Thoughtsre: theoretically, yesCaptain Paradox2004-01-04 11:48:59
Solutiontheoretically, yesben2003-12-10 19:16:16
answerFraze2003-11-28 16:05:50
This is an old conundrumDan2003-11-02 05:09:07
LogicTristan2003-10-09 19:30:01
If it was me...ratsnstuff2003-10-07 02:23:48
re: The ture answerdavey d2003-10-04 19:41:52
Read this and be DAZZLED!Chaz2003-09-25 20:16:24
SolutionThe true answerLawrence2003-08-28 22:22:44
That one is goodsnapp2003-08-20 14:04:56
Some ThoughtsNonsenseStuart2003-08-06 23:14:04
NO.dorkdork2003-07-29 12:22:33
re: Simple, really... not reallyRich Rocket2003-07-25 10:42:57
re: Numbers 23:19Koren2003-07-03 15:37:49
Numbers 23:19ben young2003-07-02 05:30:17
heh...Sam2003-06-23 14:52:13
SolutionWeighing in lateBryan2003-06-23 11:52:45
it dependsmullen2003-06-21 03:36:52
Simple, reallyChaz2003-06-05 11:46:23
re(6): Read ThisRavi Raja2003-05-14 20:37:29
Questionre(5): Read ThisHank2003-05-13 03:26:40
re: The 'Christian' GodJon2003-05-09 07:02:19
re(5): Read ThisJon2003-05-09 07:00:11
re(4): Read ThisRavi Raja2003-05-08 08:10:11
re(4): Read ThisRavi Raja2003-05-08 08:03:28
re(3): Read ThisHank2003-05-08 05:09:29
SolutionThe 'Christian' GodVinodhan Selvarajalu2003-05-08 01:52:58
The 'Christian' GodVinodhan Selvarajalu2003-05-08 01:52:47
re(2): Read ThisRavi Raja2003-05-07 19:40:04
re: My ideaRavi Raja2003-05-07 19:32:34
re: What this provesRavi Raja2003-05-07 19:29:41
re: What they sayRavi Raja2003-05-07 19:26:00
re(2): ideaRavi Raja2003-05-07 19:23:04
re: ideaRavi Raja2003-05-07 19:19:06
re: No. God can...Ravi Raja2003-05-07 19:12:53
re(3): I enjoy a good debateJon2003-05-06 08:39:05
re(2): I enjoy a good debateDJ2003-05-04 22:52:42
re: I enjoy a good debateGamer2003-05-04 16:37:30
re: What this provesethan2003-05-04 16:32:13
I enjoy a good debateAlan2003-05-04 12:45:34
re(3): read thisChaz2003-05-03 14:45:39
re(2): read thisDJ2003-05-03 12:18:36
re: read thisChaz2003-05-03 08:17:54
re: BeliefsChaz2003-05-03 08:09:50
I have the answer.Chaz2003-05-03 08:08:19
Some ThoughtsBeliefsTristan2003-05-01 20:33:40
re(3): Read Thisluvya20032003-05-01 15:46:03
re(2): Read ThisDJ2003-05-01 11:10:13
re: Read ThisJonny Doe2003-05-01 07:23:21
re: Read ThisHank2003-05-01 04:12:27
re: Read ThisDavid2003-05-01 03:14:31
Some ThoughtsRead ThisDJ2003-04-30 19:17:08
My ideaGamer2003-04-30 11:35:03
SolutionWhat this provesAlan2003-04-30 10:22:11
What they saylevik2003-04-30 10:02:54
re: ideaDavid2003-04-30 08:58:44
Some ThoughtsideaJon2003-04-30 08:04:46
No. God can...Tim Axoy2003-04-30 08:01:22
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