@[email protected] to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 3 months agoIf Jesus can turn water into wine, but wine is still mostly made of water, can Jesus apply his powers recursively and create more and more concentrated wine?message-square164fedilinkarrow-up1564arrow-down124
arrow-up1540arrow-down1message-squareIf Jesus can turn water into wine, but wine is still mostly made of water, can Jesus apply his powers recursively and create more and more concentrated wine?@[email protected] to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•3 months agoThe easiest answer to this is yes, he could create a stone he couldn’t lift. And then he could lift it anyway.
minus-square@PapaStevesylink1•3 months agoActually the easiest answer is “no” because it doesn’t require cognitive dissonance.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•3 months agoThere’s no cognitive dissonance in negating a false negative
minus-square@PapaStevesylink1•3 months agoWhat false negative? If he can lift it then he didn’t create a stone he can’t lift. Can he make one plus one equal anything other than two?
The easiest answer to this is yes, he could create a stone he couldn’t lift. And then he could lift it anyway.
Actually the easiest answer is “no” because it doesn’t require cognitive dissonance.
There’s no cognitive dissonance in negating a false negative
What false negative? If he can lift it then he didn’t create a stone he can’t lift. Can he make one plus one equal anything other than two?