FrisianDude
Archduke
I have to say I don't really get how omnipotence is incompatible with omniscience either. If anything, the two seem complementary.
Mage246 said:Magorian Aximand said:rebelsquirrell said:What do you mean by omnipotence? There are several meanings.
I'm assuming the coherence of the actual meaning of the word (all powerful, can do anything) for the sake of argument, because the watered down "logically possible" version presented to get out of the omnipotence paradox is a meaningless tautology.
There's no reason for a paradox. Some people simply choose to apply the word in a way that logically contradicts itself. That's a problem of user error.
FrisianDude said:I have to say I don't really get how omnipotence is incompatible with omniscience either. If anything, the two seem complementary.
Pharaoh Llandy said:Argeus the Paladin said:We just happen to be at the top of the food chain.
Not really. It depends on where you go. A surfer in shark-infested waters isn't at the top of the food chain, neither is an unarmed tribesman in the African Savanna. I could continue with a dozen other examples. Simply put, humans are not apex predators like sharks, lions, tigers, etc, are. The very fact that we're omnivores, and cannot kill/eat our food without using created tools, proves this.
Top of the intelligence chain, perhaps, but that's an entirely different thing.
AWdeV said:That **** is deep, man.
AWdeV said:All of the above.
Narcissa said:I disagree here. An unarmed human is like a lion with 2 broken legs or a camouflage ambusher painted bright neon.
Like it or lump it, tool use is the human species hunting gimmick. I can't stand this weird attitude that picking up a spear or bow 'breaks' natural selection rather than it being the logical continuation of the opposable thumbs and huge brains tree.