paradox

Paradox's Prisoner

Submitted by Hannah W. on Sun, 08/24/2008 - 00:36

A paradox of sorts,
came to me today,
and said that I could earn one wish,
just hear what he would say.

I agreed, and said,
go, speak it now,
and tell me whatever you like,
so with a grin and a bow,

He said, "I went a-walking,
and met a very odd sight,
two men among the barley-stalks,
had got into a fight.

Said one, 'come now,
it can't be done!'
the other said, 'Indeed!' Until
came I, along the road, to spoil all the fun

God

Submitted by luke on Mon, 03/24/2008 - 05:20

Socretes once asked "Are the gods good because they are gods? Or, are the gods good because they are good?"

If you then take that question and apply to any Omniscient, Omnipotent... "God", you get quite an interesting topic for discussion.

Is what god says good because he is god? or is what god says good because he is good? If you take the first question, if what god says is good because he is god, then he can therefore change his mind, he could turn around and say "thou shalt murder thy mother and thy father" but is that good? Well it must be if god says it is.