Q&A: Can God Ask a Question That He Himself Cannot Answer?
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Can God Ask a Question That He Himself Cannot Answer?
Question
Answer
Yes — this question.
I don’t understand the question, or how it differs from the question about a stone that God cannot lift. But you can search here on the site for my answer to the question about the stone.
In fact, this is a weaker question than the stone one. Even if I say that He cannot ask such a question, that does not indicate any flaw in His omnipotence, unlike an inability to create a stone that He cannot lift. But there is no point in hairsplitting over this unnecessary question.
Discussion on Answer
Easily. Look, I just did.
How can one speak at all about God and His desires? He and we are two entirely different platforms. His will is not our will, so how can one say that He wants this or that? The only thing we can grasp is that He exists, but to talk about attributes and desires — how is that possible???