markb@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mark Biggar) (08/04/87)
The real problem with "Can God create a stone too big to lift?" is that
"lift" is ill-defined. Lift above what?
Mark Biggar
{allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,akgua,sdcsvax}!sdcrdcf!markbdhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) (08/06/87)
In article <4760@sdcrdcf.UUCP> markb@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mark Biggar) writes: >The real problem with "Can God create a stone too big to lift?" is that >"lift" is ill-defined. Lift above what? While we're on the subject, I just noticed that nobody has defined "stone" either. What if "stone" means "object weighing 14 pounds"? -- Rahul Dhesi UUCP: {ihnp4,seismo}!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!dhesi
dmcanzi@watdcsu.UUCP (08/06/87)
In article <4760@sdcrdcf.UUCP> markb@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mark Biggar) writes: >The real problem with "Can God create a stone too big to lift?" is that >"lift" is ill-defined. Lift above what? And what kind of stone should it be? Granite, shale, basalt, or something else? Where should the rock be created? On earth, or some other planet? Should the stone be created from nothing, or should it be built from matter that already exists? When should he create it? How about Friday? Yessir, I can see lots of ways in which the problem is ill-defined. Get serious. You can always find some stupid detail left unspecified in *any* statement of *any* problem. Do you ignore *all* problems you hear because they are "ill-defined", or just this one? Followups to rant.religion.misc. -- David Canzi