@HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 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-square163fedilinkarrow-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?@HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-square@Hexarei@programming.devlinkfedilink11•6 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@PapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•6 months agoActually the easiest answer is “no” because it doesn’t require cognitive dissonance.
minus-square@Hexarei@programming.devlinkfedilink1•6 months agoThere’s no cognitive dissonance in negating a false negative
minus-square@PapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•6 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?