Are you asking if God can make such device outside this known physical universe or within this known physical universe?
If you answer "Outside this physical universe", then I'm not so sure laws of gravity and aerodynamics apply outside the uinverse.
If it's inside this physical universe, then a few more questions are in order:
- God, being all powerful....wouldn't it be possible for an all-powerful being to make themselves susceptible to such laws, even if only to make Him more relatable to mere mortals like you (and me)?
- Would this ability to make Himself susceptible to such laws (and also able to revert back to not being susceptible) make him any less powerful? Au contraire, I would say having this power to do that makes him very powerful.
But alas, your attempting to create a paradox, using your (or man's) definitions, and then asking an all-powerful being to go against those definitions.
That would be like me saying "I'm defining a triangle to be a shape with only 3 sides......Ok, God....make a triangle that has 4 sides"...Imagine this scenario:
Me: "A triangle has 3 sides, no more no less. God, if you are so powerful, you should be able to make a triangle that has 4 sides"
God: "Um, even if I did, you wouldn't believe me. Because your very definition says it must have 3 sides. So even if I presented this shape that has 4 sides that's a triangle, you'd counter with "Nope, it's impossible!"
Regarding quantum phsyics, how can God lift a quantum particle? I'll be the 1st to admit quantum physics isn't my strong point, so I don't even know if that is even a plausible or logical question. I'm hoping you're not asking the illogical, like "God, if you are so smart, please tell me what color the number 3 is?"
Before the Stone Paradox can be debated/discussed, a few questions must be answered. It's always good to agree on terms before engaging in debate (I've debated folks who think grilling hot dogs is called "BBQ"....um, no...no it's not.)
1) How would both sides define "God"
2) - Does "all-powerful" or "all-mighty" mean it can do anything?
a) DOes "all-Powerful" still mean bound by the laws of logic?
If you say "Yes", then I would say if something all-powerful must be bound by the laws of logic, then does it make sense to even ask if something bound by the laws of logic can do something that defies logic, like build a stone that he can't lift....that's kind of like asking "Can a triangle can be made with only 2 sides?"
If you say "No", then I would say well then, if something can be all powerful AND not boudn by logic, then yes, it is conceivable that someting not bound by logic can do the illogical, like a build a stone even he can't lift, but still lift it. Don't ask me to defend that statement. Because, I, not being all-powerful AM bound by logic, and so I must use logic. Whereas the all-powerful that is not bound by logic can defy logic.
So, in short, the answer to the debate question is, like the question itself, two-fold:
1) There is nothing that God can't make
2) THere is nothing that God can't lift.
Help me understand your question.
Are you asking if God can make such device outside this known physical universe or within this known physical universe?
If you answer "Outside this physical universe", then I'm not so sure laws of gravity and aerodynamics apply outside the uinverse.
If it's inside this physical universe, then a few more questions are in order:
- God, being all powerful....wouldn't it be possible for an all-powerful being to make themselves susceptible to such laws, even if only to make Him more relatable to mere mortals like you (and me)?
- Would this ability to make Himself susceptible to such laws (and also able to revert back to not being susceptible) make him any less powerful? Au contraire, I would say having this power to do that makes him very powerful.
But alas, your attempting to create a paradox, using your (or man's) definitions, and then asking an all-powerful being to go against those definitions.
That would be like me saying "I'm defining a triangle to be a shape with only 3 sides......Ok, God....make a triangle that has 4 sides"...Imagine this scenario:
Me: "A triangle has 3 sides, no more no less. God, if you are so powerful, you should be able to make a triangle that has 4 sides"
God: "Um, even if I did, you wouldn't believe me. Because your very definition says it must have 3 sides. So even if I presented this shape that has 4 sides that's a triangle, you'd counter with "Nope, it's impossible!"
Regarding quantum phsyics, how can God lift a quantum particle? I'll be the 1st to admit quantum physics isn't my strong point, so I don't even know if that is even a plausible or logical question. I'm hoping you're not asking the illogical, like "God, if you are so smart, please tell me what color the number 3 is?"
Before the Stone Paradox can be debated/discussed, a few questions must be answered. It's always good to agree on terms before engaging in debate (I've debated folks who think grilling hot dogs is called "BBQ"....um, no...no it's not.)
1) How would both sides define "God"
2) - Does "all-powerful" or "all-mighty" mean it can do anything?
a) DOes "all-Powerful" still mean bound by the laws of logic?
If you say "Yes", then I would say if something all-powerful must be bound by the laws of logic, then does it make sense to even ask if something bound by the laws of logic can do something that defies logic, like build a stone that he can't lift....that's kind of like asking "Can a triangle can be made with only 2 sides?"
If you say "No", then I would say well then, if something can be all powerful AND not boudn by logic, then yes, it is conceivable that someting not bound by logic can do the illogical, like a build a stone even he can't lift, but still lift it. Don't ask me to defend that statement. Because, I, not being all-powerful AM bound by logic, and so I must use logic. Whereas the all-powerful that is not bound by logic can defy logic.
So, in short, the answer to the debate question is, like the question itself, two-fold:
1) There is nothing that God can't make
2) THere is nothing that God can't lift.