Refute: He's God he can do anything he wants, even the trinity or being like Ganish (OP)
What are your thoughts about this?
My agnostic buddy and I were discussing the concept of omnipotence. He said that if God can do anything, he can be in a trinity or appear like the Hindu god Ganish if he wants. He claimed that I was limiting God through asserting the Islamic position was the only viable one.
There are many ridiculous statements made that sound logical, but are utter nonsense. This question is similar to asking "Can God(swt) make a 4 sided triangle?) DUH, by definition a triangle has 3 sides. There are no 4 sided triangles. The question is not a valid question as what is being asked does not match the definition of what is being asked.
By this token the Trinity like Ganish does no meet the definition of the question, the question is a nonsense phrase, that has no answer, because it is asking for something that does not meet the definition of what is being asked.
Brother thanks for the response, but you misunderstand me. I wrote "even the trinity OR (not like) Ganish," I was essentially trying to cover other views about God with that statement.
So could you give me your thoughts on the question again?
Re: Refute: He's God he can do anything he wants, even the trinity or being like Gani
The way I look at it is that it other way around. Why would God had to turn into a man, sacrifice himself, to himself, and against his own judgment? Trinity causes a lot of problems, but perhaps this is different topic. You might understand what I'm trying to say. Islamic view is straight forward, and made most sense to me: God can forgive sins without going through any episode like this and He will show mercy on the day of judgment, but He is not exactly giving free-meal either. We have to put effort in this life.
It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, and obedience to Allâh, etc.) that you turn your faces towards east and (or) west (in prayers); but Al-Birr is (the quality of) the one who believes in Allâh, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the Prophets and gives his wealth, in spite of love for it, to the kinsfolk, to the orphans, and to Al-Masâkîn (the poor), and to the wayfarer, and to those who ask, and to set slaves free, performs As-Salât, and gives the Zakât, and keep their word whenever they make a promise, and who are patient in extreme poverty and ailment (disease) and at the time of persecution, hardship, and war. Such are the people of the truth and they are Al-Muttaqûn (the pious).
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