February 20, 2024

 Logic and Omnipotence

The principle of non-contradiction has nothing to do with divine omnipotence. In fact, it concerns the description of reality, not reality itself. I cannot say that a man is absolutely blonde and absolutely brunette because it would be meaningless, and likewise, we cannot attribute something to God that means nothing. Divine omnipotence can mean that God can change or suspend the laws of nature: thus, He can cause a virgin woman (better not fertilized by a man) to give birth or make a disease disappear suddenly (a miracle): these are things impossible in nature but they make sense, they mean something.