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9th January 2006

A honey doodle melon scratcher

Here’s a bit of light reading for you from Wikipedia – Omnipotence paradox. This is basically the question of “whether or not an omnipotent being is able to perform actions that would limit its own omnipotence, thus becoming non-omnipotent” or to use an example “could an omnipotent being create a stone that it could not lift?” To me it’s interesting reading, but the question itself seems a bit silly. I like Aquinas’ solution best I think.

But perhaps the best expression of the omnipotence paradox was given by the great philosopher Homer, who asked his neighbour “Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot that He Himself could not eat it?”
The neigbour’s (Ned Flanders) reply “Well sure of course, he could, but then again… wow as melon scratchers go, that’s a honey doodle.”



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9th January 2006

An Iranian on Sharon

The Australian: Amir Taheri: Israel must claim victory over Palestine [January 09, 2006] – the likely demise of Ariel Sharon is the most important story in world news at the moment. Even if he lives it would be a miracle if he was to continue in politics. This piece from The Australian gives a balanced perspective on the man and his legacy and why his unilateral approach to piece may be the only solution that might work to solve the problems of this troubled land. Interestingly, it’s written by an Iranian.



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