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OMNIPOTENCE
This article concerns both the suggested omnipotence, and omniscience of ‘God’.
First some MK Definitions:
Omnipotent- All powerful,
capable of anything. (From the Latin- Omnes (All) Potere (to be able)
Omniscient- All knowing,
poessing infinite knowledge. (Omnes- Scire (to know)
Now then, as I’m sure you all know, it is widely acknowledged by Christians that ‘God’ is all powerful and all knowing.
There are a huge number of
flaws in this statement. Most of which are fobbed off by Christians by saying
that it is impossible for us to comprehend ‘God. While I agree that there are
some things beyond human understanding at this time (such as the concept of
infinity). I cannot see any possible reason that I cannot gain a firm
understanding of certain temporal matters.
Ok, my first problem with ‘God’
being omniscient is as follows:
Before the world was created,
God sat alone in the darkness. He had always been there, never being created
but ever present. He sits in space for an infinite amount of time. Then he
decides one day that he will create the universe.
My main problem with that nice
little picture is that it is impossible to consciously decide to carry
out an action after an infinite time of deliberation. The only way
therefore that ‘God’ could have created the world is if he does things
completely at random with no form of intelligence. Therefore he didn’t send
Jesus to Earth to die for our sins, he simply did it by accident because he
doesn’t know what he is doing. Therefore making ‘God’ not omniscient but more
likely not sentient at all.
Also, if ‘God’ is omniscient, surely he could tell instantly how everyone in the world was feeling, what their problems are etc. Therefore it would be extremely tiresome for him to have to sit there and listen to people telling him what he already knows (prayer).
Apparently ‘God’ moves in
mysterious ways. This is a nice little excuse for Christians when bad things
happen. ‘God’ created the world, and had to kill everyone with a big flood
because he was upset with what they had become. Surely being omniscient, he
would have known what they would trun out like? But even though he knew that he
would have to commit global genocide, he carried on with his actions. Maybe he
likes mass murder? Who am I or any mere mortal to say??
If he is indeed omnipotent, then
surely resting on the 7th day was merely a lazy waste of time. He
could have created the world in a second without breaking into a sweat. But he
decided to have a day (or a million zillion years depending on what a ‘God day’
is) off. Is sloth not one of the 7 deadly sins? Ah well, im sure he deserved
the rest, seeing as he made such a great world eh?
How can I not marvel at the
splendour of creation? With all the trees, flowers, birds and bees? Well mainly
because in nature there are also things such as anthrax, ring worm, amoebic
disentry and other such undesirable natural assets.
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